McConnell: Karzai controls only 30 percent of Afghanistan.
By on Feb 27th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
McConnell: Karzai controls only 30 percent of Afghanistan.
In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell said that “the Afghan government under President Hamid Karzai controls just 30 percent of the country,” while “the resurgent Taliban controls 10 percent to 11 percent of the country.” The majority of the Afghan population, according to McConnell, “remains under local tribal control.” More on the current state of Afghanistan here.
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Right, how about 12.7%. That’s more like it. The population of Kabul and a few outlying mudhut villages.
February 27th, 2008 at 7:57 pmThis man is a TRAITOR to his country and all Americans.
February 27th, 2008 at 7:58 pmThe Bush gang and their GOP associates can’t be removed from power fast enough.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:08 pmThey are a dangerous, destructive and incompetent bunch.
More to the point, HOW much do WE CONTROL?
Bush took his eye off the real objective for profits for the oil lords and now we have this crap.
Buck Fush
February 27th, 2008 at 8:11 pmthe RAPTURE RIGHT and john mcCRAZY to the rescue…
Mega-Church Pastor in Texas Backs McCain
February 27th, 2008 at 8:14 pmNew York Times – 1 hour ago
By Elisabeth Bumiller SAN ANTONIO – Senator John McCain got support on Wednesday from an important corner of evangelical Texas when the pastor of a San Antonio mega-church, Rev.
Hagee Endorses McCain Washington Post
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Good. let the rats go down with the ship. We’ll all be better off when they drown.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:16 pmThe Mayor of Kabul. Yes they have been calling him that for many years.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:17 pmThat’s probably why McCain is offering the ‘100 years solution’,and ‘we are winning this war ’slogan.
“We have a long way to go, my dear friends, just be patient”, MCInsane said.
That’s what Soviet leaders used to tell their people…”we are winning the war in Afghanstan”, until they had to face reality.
Europeans are not willing to send more NATO troops to Afghanstan…meaning Americnas have no way out.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:19 pmForward means more troops,backwards means Talibans are back.
I thought it was 30% of Karzai had control of Afghanistan.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:25 pmwho gives a crap how much of bushco’s puppet controls afgan…. the less the better!
February 27th, 2008 at 8:33 pmWay to take your eye off the ball, Bush and company.
The only thing Bush’s library could possibly have books on is how to screw things up. That’s all he knows anything about.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:33 pmYes, but doesn’t Karzai look tres chic in his native garb?!
February 27th, 2008 at 8:33 pmSenator John McCain got support on Wednesday from an important corner of evangelical Texas when the pastor of a San Antonio mega-church, Rev.
Hagee Endorses McCain Washington Post
John Hagee is one of biggest, fattest, hypochristian a**holes to walk the earth!
You only become a mega-church once enough sheeple start to listen to your hate-mongering bullsh*t and nod to every word. Kind of like the millions of dead-from-the-neck-ups that watch the 700 club each week.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:56 pmKarzai’s native garb seems to hide the strings very well.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:58 pmOff topic: Can you believe this shit?! The DOJ is going to investigate Roger Clemens testimony before Congress about his alleged use of steroids and HGH. Wow! I’m so impressed! Our country is bankrupt, run by criminals, for criminals, has a president that doesn’t know up from down and has lied so many times his nose should weigh 10,000 pounds, a vice president that has never been right about anything, government corruption on an unprecedented scale and they have time to investigate a baseball player?!!! OUR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS ABOUT 100,000 MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO INVESTIGATE RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE HORRIFIC CRIMES OF ROGER CLEMENS?!!! In the grand scheme of things steroids and human growth hormone in baseball is so far down the list I can honestly say I don’t give a shit. Amazing, simply amazing.
February 27th, 2008 at 9:07 pmHey! Sounds like Iraq! The Iraqi central gubmit controls the Green Zone and not much else.
February 27th, 2008 at 9:25 pmlol Evil,
Here you go:
“We have a right to have honest football games” -SENATOR Arlen Specter.
Yeah these people really don’t get it. Out of touch entirely.
February 27th, 2008 at 9:37 pmChalk up another victory for our glorious leader. The sweet smell of freedom… oh wait… that’s opium. Never mind.
February 27th, 2008 at 9:43 pmIt’s time to jettison Afganiston. Bush didn’t go keep it going when he went in and screwed up all sorts, and the tribes are just sitting there sapping our strength. Ask Russia why the idea of an Afgan war is absolutly bizarro.
We should stick with Grenada and Panama, especially with RePUGs making the noise but not fighting it.
February 27th, 2008 at 11:26 pmKarzai controls only 30 percent of Afghanistan
Interesting.
It roughly matches his puppetmaster’s approval rate.
Heh.
(That would be Pres Bush’s rate, in case you were wondering)
February 28th, 2008 at 12:29 am#15 Mr. Evil,
I share with you the same feelings.
It is a sham to see elected officials assembling in the Congress and spending precious time and energy on what Baseball player Clemens did or what he said, while the country is at war and more important and bigger issues are ignored.
What’s the big deal here?!!..
February 28th, 2008 at 7:34 amGovenor Shwarznegger of California said once he used Steroids ..where is the noise…?
#22 – “Govenor Shwarznegger of California said once he used Steroids ..where is the noise…?” Comment by tarazan — February 28, 2008 @ 7:34 am
Repulicans don’t have to adhere to the standards they hold for everyone else.
Gov/ Sharznegger also claimed to have smoked pot. Then he said he lied about it to get the ratings he wanted. Nobody asked him “We’re you lying then, or are you lying now? If you were lying then, what’s to say you’re not lying now as well about other things?”
February 28th, 2008 at 8:43 am