Evan Burton Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I don't see how we can support such a corrupt regime: http://www.smh.com.au/world/karzai-steals-...91102-htfz.html So what are the options? Get out? Remove the current government and conduct new elections? Just accept the situation and try to work within it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Simkin Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I don't see how we can support such a corrupt regime:http://www.smh.com.au/world/karzai-steals-...91102-htfz.html So what are the options? Get out? Remove the current government and conduct new elections? Just accept the situation and try to work within it? I fear that President Obama will find it difficult to withdraw his support for Hamid Karzai. Two factors made this a corrupt election: 1,500 ghost polling centres and corrupt election commission staff. The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) excluded enough phoney votes to reduce Karzai’s total to 49.67% to ensure a runoff with Abdullah Abdullah. If ECC did a full recount, Karzai’s total would have been substantially lower. If the runoff election had removed the 1,500 ghost polling centres, Abdullah might well have won the election. However, Karzai refused to accept this and so Abdullah understandably withdrew from the contest. Therefore, allied soldiers will continue to die protecting a corrupt regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Burton Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 In an Australian policed sector, 43 people went into a polling station. At the end of the day, the votes were tallied... all 1500 of them. We CANNOT support such corruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hogan Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I fear that President Obama will find it difficult to withdraw his support for Hamid Karzai. Two factors made this a corrupt election: 1,500 ghost polling centres and corrupt election commission staff. The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) excluded enough phoney votes to reduce Karzai’s total to 49.67% to ensure a runoff with Abdullah Abdullah. If ECC did a full recount, Karzai’s total would have been substantially lower. If the runoff election had removed the 1,500 ghost polling centres, Abdullah might well have won the election. However, Karzai refused to accept this and so Abdullah understandably withdrew from the contest. Therefore, allied soldiers will continue to die protecting a corrupt regime. Soldiers will continue to die protecting the subcontractors too. Smedley Butler put it about as succinctly as one can. This CNN article will surprise no one. Congress to probe private military contractors in Afghanistan: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/1...tractors.probe/ The United States government has reportedly spent 23 billion dollars on subcontractors since the invasion of Afghanistan occurred. There are currently more contractors (104,000) than there will be American soldiers at the height of the coming surge. It's obscene on many different levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Burton Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 It's obscene on many different levels. So true.... but I don't see it changing any time in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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