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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: LindyBill who wrote (14162)10/28/2003 10:38:35 PM
From: JF Quinnelly  Read Replies (3) of 793725
 
President Karzai, our man in Afghanistan, is called by some "the President of Kabul". Because they think that's about as far as his control extends. The hinterlands belong to the warlords, like they always have, no matter who ostensibly rules Afghanistan.

We paid off some of the warlords to help us kick out the Taliban and their pal Osama. But the problem is you only rent the warlords, you don't buy them. Eventually they tire of the game and go back to doing what they damn well please.
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