Afghan politicians rally around Gen. McChrystal

[lanlady]

Source: yahoo.com

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai gave a strong endorsement Tuesday to embattled Gen. Stanley McChrystal, describing him as the "best commander" of the war and expressing hope that he keeps his job despite a magazine profile replete with derogatory comments about President Barack Obama and members of the U.S. national strategy team.

While Obama's relationship with Karzai has sometimes been rocky, McChrystal has cultivated the Afghan leader, encouraging him to visit remote areas of the country and assume responsibility for military operations against the Taliban. Karzai's chief spokesman said the Afghan leader believes McChrystal is a person of "great integrity" and had displayed a very good understanding of the Afghan people and the Afghan culture.

"The president believes that Gen. McChrystal is the best commander that NATO and coalition forces have had in Afghanistan over the past nine years," spokesman Waheed Omar said. Omar said McChrystal has worked closely with Karzai since he took command last year and that "lots of things have improved."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_mcchrystal

[NC_Nurse]

1. What would Karzai know about "great integrity"? Bullshit.

[Grassy Knoll]

2. Hmm, seems fishy........

I wonder if they bought lottery tickets together ?

[bemildred]

3. Damning praise if I ever heard it. nt

[MichiganVote]

4. And where the hell has Gates been through this whole parade of comedy?

[dyingnumbers]

5. Last time I checked...

An endorsement from Karzai isn't profoundly credible. The Taliban might put in a good word for McChrystal, too.

[annabanana]

6. That IS the same Karzai who's brother is, like, the biggest drug dealer

in the country, right?

[Crowman1979]

7. I guess McChrystal has been keeping that opium crop at peak levels.

[ProudDad]

10. You've hit the nail on the head...

:rofl:

[florida08]

8. well that's disturbing

give the crookedness of Karzai

[ProudDad]

9. With friends like these... (n/t)

[EFerrari]

14. No kidding! It's all right, the Afghan Mafia thinks he's peachy.

lol

[SaveAmerica]

11. McChrystal is detrimental to morale of service members in Afghanistan

I hope that President Obama finally reads the writing on the wall; it benefits a pal of the right and champion of the war machine for the troops to stay in Afghanistan. He's playing chicken with you Obama, call his bluff and get him out and someone who knows how to listen to his Commander in Chief in.

Stick with the plan stan or this soldier's wife is working just as hard to get you out as she did to get you in.

[O is 44]

12. Yahoo wrote this as if Karzai is a credible ally

Karzai is not credible and that is why the civilian lead forces of Holbrook clash with McChrystal. It figures the two crooks would get along.

[lunasun]

13. Wow McChrystal must really suck or be a sucker if that's Karzai's take on him