Good Riddance x 2

By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | October 24, 2011 | +

"Friends, you've to have friends..." / DoD photo by Lorenzo Ware

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a meeting at the provincial district governor's compound Nov. 2, 2010, in Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Local leaders, elders and representatives from Forward Operating Base Rushmore also attended the meeting. (DoD photo by Spc. Lorenzo Ware, U.S. Army/Released)

First, Iraq makes it clear it doesn’t want U.S. troops hanging around. Then, over the weekend, Afghan President Hamid Karzai says:

If fighting starts between Pakistan and the U.S., we are beside Pakistan. If Pakistan is attacked and if the people of Pakistan need Afghanistan’s help, Afghanistan will be there with you.

Sure, he was speaking on Pakistani television, but even so: with allies like this, who needs foes?

Related Topics: Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Military, National Security, Pakistan, Pentagon

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