How Karzai Could Make Himself a Hero - JIM MARSHALL - nytimes

EVERY four years Americans are reminded that presidential politics is raw, nasty and rough-and-tumble. We yearn for the time to pass quickly, for the votes to be cast, for the sniping to end, for life to return to normal. For Afghans, things are starkly and sadly different. - How Karzai Could Make Himself a Hero