Comments on: Afghanistan election result crisis

By: toad

toad — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:34:27 +0000

Don’t you mean the “Afghanistanian” election results?

As the nice Mr Key would say.

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By: BLiP

BLiP — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:13:48 +0000

The only surprising thing about the election results in Afghanistan is that there is now open acknowledgement of the fraud. The fact that the election was rigged in the first place is hardly unexpected, especially considering the last time the US meddled in but largely allowed free elections in a “theatre of interest”.

Seems a shame Kiwi troops are over there risking life and limb to further the interests of corporations – Labour are just as much to blame as National Ltd® on this one, I’m sorry to say.

By: Jim McDonald

Jim McDonald — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:01:13 +0000

Fresh and Ambitious? ‘Tis difficult to discern any such policy thinking from the new PM at the mo.

NZ may be welcoming Spring but this Government seems so determined to take on autumnal hues.

By: Ianmac

Ianmac — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:03:41 +0000

“He brushed off suggestions he should have waited for the final result …” Yes Mr Key. This smacks of a pattern with this administration…

“What advice did the Minister (of Education, Social Welfare, Rugby World Cup, Foreign Affairs etc) seek before making this decision?

I was given advice from lots and lotsa folks. Why only last night my Mum phoned me to tell me that….”

By: sk

sk — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:46:52 +0000

And from today’s Financial Times:

“Afghan poll saga hits US troop plan

The timing of Barack Obama’s much-awaited decision on how many new troops to send to Afghanistan has been thrown into further doubt amid mounting global speculation that Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, may face a second round election run-off.

White House officials said on Friday that no decision would be possible on troop numbers or on the broader Afghan strategy until the political uncertainty had been resolved. ”

So right now, NZ stands as the last country to commit troops to Afghanistan, when ever country has bothered to read the intelligence, seen the trend, and is delaying.

Oh, but that’s right. Our PM neither took advice or read the intelligence before committing troops.