Re: Why die for Karzai?

JimK wrote:

Good points, all. However, doubting the notion of Russia and Iran
holding their noses and helping people they aren't very fond of
faces a historical difficulty--they've already done so.

<snip>

Funny, isn't it? You could substitute the U.S. for Russia and Iran in
the above statement and it would be equally true.

JimK

Of course, necessity is also the mother of cooperation. Has there ever been
a global power that hasn't discovered expediency sometimes requires
distasteful alliances?


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