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Ahead of Karzai's Visit, a Division on the War
May 09, 2010 12:01 AM
“Hamid Karzai’s visit to Washington this week may not bring out adoring throngs: The war in Afghanistan remains problematic in U.S. public opinion, with just more than half of Americans saying it’s not been worth fighting.
At 52 percent, that criticism of the war has grown by 8 points since December, when its support rebounded in a positive response to
President Obama’s announced surge-then-withdraw plan. Views of the war are back almost exactly to where they were before the president’s Dec. 1 address.
Forty-five percent say the war has been worth fighting, including 26 percent who feel that way “strongly,” its lowest strong support in polling back more than a year. There’s greater intensity among opponents; 38 percent feel strongly that the war in Afghanistan has not been worth it…”
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenumbers/2010/05/ahead-of-karzais-visit-a-division-on-the-war.htmlNato gambles on collaboration with Ahmad Wali Karzai in Kandahar
“Nato has taken one of the biggest gambles of its mission in Afghanistan by reluctantly deciding to collaborate with Ahmad Wali Karzai, the notorious power-broker of Kandahar — despite allegations that the half-brother of the President is involved in the drugs trade.
The decision comes as Nato planners continue preparations for their next big push against the Taleban in Kandahar and as the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, prepares to depart for Washington, where he is expected to meet President Obama next week.
Senior coalition officers would prefer to see the back of Wali Karzai but they have come to the conclusion that their only option is to work with him. They are trying, in the words of one officer, to “remodel” a man accused of running a private fiefdom in the south.
On Saturday Wali Karzai held a meeting with the US Central Command commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus; the latest in a series of contacts designed to rehabilitate and influence the activities of the chairman of Kandahar’s provincial council...”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7118538.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Nearly 100 killed, hundreds hurt in Iraq
Published: May 10, 2010 at 3:39 PM
BAGHDAD, May 10 (UPI) -- A wave of shootings and bombings directed at security forces and civilians killed nearly 100 people and injured at least 300 in Iraq Monday, authorities said.
McClatchy Newspapers reported insurgents not only went after Iraqi security forces but also attacked factory workers and shoppers in the deadliest day in the war-torn country since 127 died in a string of attacks Dec. 8. No group had claimed responsibility for the latest attacks, which were primarily in Baghdad, the Shiite Muslim south and Sunni Muslim west, McClatchy said.
The violence occurred as the country remains in political uncertainty since national elections in March.
"The parliament is in limbo, so who is there to call the government to account and demand to know why security is slipping?" Tania Talaat, a Kurdish lawmaker, said on the Sharqiya satellite TV channel. "It's because there's no one to monitor their performance. The security forces should not be affected by the political atmosphere and the tensions between the political rivals…"
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/05/10/Nearly-100-killed-hundreds-hurt-in-Iraq/UPI-65571273491673/Ain't it grand? So much money, so few results.
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