Bad Karzai, good Karzai - washingtonpost

One of President Obama's problems, as he wrestles with choosing a new strategy for Afghanistan, is which Hamid Karzai he is dealing with: the leader who set out specific, promising goals in his inaugural address last week, or the apparently bitter and defensive politician seen in a PBS interview broadcast 10 days earlier. - Bad Karzai, good Karzai

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