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05-20-2012, 04:47 PM
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Karzai, who aims to secure billions of dollars in long-term aid for his country's military and economy, said he looked forward to a day when "Afghanistan is no longer a burden on the shoulders of of our friends in the international community, on the shoulders of the United States and our other allies."
"I'm bringing to you and to the people of the United States the gratitude of the Afghan people for the support that your taxpayers' money has provided Afghanistan over the past decade and for the difference that it has made to the well-being of the Afghan people," Karzai told Obama.
Obama also wanted NATO leaders to flesh out their own commitments to Afghanistan — both in terms of troops and money — until 2014 and beyond. Specific dollar amounts are not expected in Chicago, but a July donors conference in Tokyo should spell those out. The price tag for Afghan forces after 2014 is estimated to be $4.1 billion per year. Afghanistan is expected to pay $500 million of that. Karzai has said his country will need at least $10 billion per year in overall aid through 2025 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghanistan-says-it-will-need-outside-aid-until-2015/2011/12/04/gIQAZtp6TO_story.html).
Among the challenges Obama's strategy faces: French President François Hollande isn't budging from his campaign pledge to withdraw his country's roughly 3,600 combat troops by the end of 2012 — one year sooner than his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy had planned. Hollande suggested after talks with Obama at the White House on Friday that French forces could stay on to help train Afghan military and policy, but reiterated that an end to their combat role was "not negotiable." (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-france-hollande-hunt-afghanistan-compromise-194247591.html)
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is attending the summit, but Obama has not plans to meet with him one-on-one.
"The president will certainly have a chance to see him and speak to him," Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters aboard Air Force One late Saturday.
"On the supply lines, we believe that this is going to be resolved," Rhodes said. "We expect that to take some time. So there is still work to be done through those negotiations.".....snip~
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/afghanistan-karzai-thanks-obama-taxpayers-money-182925141.html
The Ticket (http://thepoliticalforums.com/blogs/ticket/) – 2 hrs 52 mins ago<<<<<
No talks with the Paki President to open up those borders for NATO supplies. So we are indeed spending more money to now fund the War in Afghanistan. Looks Like Obama surpasses what Bush was spending there per year now. Plus that doesn't include all the Drone attacks Obama has called for and not just in Afghanistan.
How do you like them apples boys and girls. 10 Billion every year up until 2025 to fund Afghanistan. All so they can join the 21st Century. Course Karzai thanks us for the assistance and support when it comes to getting money. Any other time this POS is always talking shit behind our back and catering to Iran. I doubt the Afghan people are seeing any of this so called money given to karzai and his corrupt-azz government.
Anyone else care if Afghanistan is self reliant? I don't want our Country to give anymore money to these pieces of shit. Period. Course now the talks shift to Iran and then of course what to do with Syria. Since the inept Sunni Arabs that couldn't win a major battle in any type of conflict against their own cuzins let alone any other human beings, needs to have someone else hand over another country to them.
Karzai, who aims to secure billions of dollars in long-term aid for his country's military and economy, said he looked forward to a day when "Afghanistan is no longer a burden on the shoulders of of our friends in the international community, on the shoulders of the United States and our other allies."
"I'm bringing to you and to the people of the United States the gratitude of the Afghan people for the support that your taxpayers' money has provided Afghanistan over the past decade and for the difference that it has made to the well-being of the Afghan people," Karzai told Obama.
Obama also wanted NATO leaders to flesh out their own commitments to Afghanistan — both in terms of troops and money — until 2014 and beyond. Specific dollar amounts are not expected in Chicago, but a July donors conference in Tokyo should spell those out. The price tag for Afghan forces after 2014 is estimated to be $4.1 billion per year. Afghanistan is expected to pay $500 million of that. Karzai has said his country will need at least $10 billion per year in overall aid through 2025 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghanistan-says-it-will-need-outside-aid-until-2015/2011/12/04/gIQAZtp6TO_story.html).
Among the challenges Obama's strategy faces: French President François Hollande isn't budging from his campaign pledge to withdraw his country's roughly 3,600 combat troops by the end of 2012 — one year sooner than his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy had planned. Hollande suggested after talks with Obama at the White House on Friday that French forces could stay on to help train Afghan military and policy, but reiterated that an end to their combat role was "not negotiable." (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-france-hollande-hunt-afghanistan-compromise-194247591.html)
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is attending the summit, but Obama has not plans to meet with him one-on-one.
"The president will certainly have a chance to see him and speak to him," Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters aboard Air Force One late Saturday.
"On the supply lines, we believe that this is going to be resolved," Rhodes said. "We expect that to take some time. So there is still work to be done through those negotiations.".....snip~
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/afghanistan-karzai-thanks-obama-taxpayers-money-182925141.html
The Ticket (http://thepoliticalforums.com/blogs/ticket/) – 2 hrs 52 mins ago<<<<<
No talks with the Paki President to open up those borders for NATO supplies. So we are indeed spending more money to now fund the War in Afghanistan. Looks Like Obama surpasses what Bush was spending there per year now. Plus that doesn't include all the Drone attacks Obama has called for and not just in Afghanistan.
How do you like them apples boys and girls. 10 Billion every year up until 2025 to fund Afghanistan. All so they can join the 21st Century. Course Karzai thanks us for the assistance and support when it comes to getting money. Any other time this POS is always talking shit behind our back and catering to Iran. I doubt the Afghan people are seeing any of this so called money given to karzai and his corrupt-azz government.
Anyone else care if Afghanistan is self reliant? I don't want our Country to give anymore money to these pieces of shit. Period. Course now the talks shift to Iran and then of course what to do with Syria. Since the inept Sunni Arabs that couldn't win a major battle in any type of conflict against their own cuzins let alone any other human beings, needs to have someone else hand over another country to them.