Hamid Karzaï: un pari audacieux

Le Président Hamid Karzaï a ignoré l'avis de son entourage et refusé de signer une entente avec les États-Unis concernant les négociations sur la sécurité. Non seulement Kazaï refuse-t-il de signer, il ajoute même de nouvelles conditions. Il y a peu la conseillère à la sécurité national Susan Rice affirmait que les États-Unis pourraient envisager de ne laisser aucun homme sur le terrain après 2014. Karzaï n'y croit pas... 

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 "He smirked, then said: “The U.S. has come and will not go, brother. It does not go. Therefore, ask for your demands and don’t worry.”

 That unguarded moment in front of a friendly audience speaks volumes about the impasse between Mr. Karzai and his American allies.

 In the face of a warning delivered in person on Monday by the national security adviser, Susan E. Rice, that the United States would consider leaving no troops at all in Afghanistan past 2014 if Mr. Karzai did not promptly sign a long-term security agreement, he has made it clear that he considers it a bluff. Not only did he refuse to sign, he added conditions, including the release of all inmates from the Guantánamo Bay prison camp."

 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/world/middleeast/karzais-bet-us-is-bluffing-on-warning-on-security-pact.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131127