US Gives Karzai A Rare Dressing Down Over 'Occupation' Rhetoric -- The Independent
Straying beyond the normal boundaries of diplomatic nicety, the American Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, delivered a sharp verbal slap to President Hamid Karzai yesterday for his criticism of Nato's operations in his country implying that the US was becoming weary of it.
While Mr Eikenberry, who was delivering an address at Herat University, did not mention Mr Karzai by name, there was no doubting whom he was castigating. His remarks came one day after a speech by Mr Karzai in which he said the Nato countries were in his country "for their own purposes".
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My Comment: On the one hand .... Karzai did cross a certain line. On the other hand, U.S. forces have overstayed in Afghanistan, and we are losing support among the few Afghans who still want us to stay in their country.