Afghanistan’s Karzai Says ‘No Circumstances’ Allow Him to Seek Another Term - nytimes

“And there are two reasons for that,” he said. “One is I’m exhausted. Really, totally exhausted, and I would like to be retired. And second, why would I ruin my legacy by staying on and taking an opportunity away from Afghanistan to become an institutionalized democracy?” - Afghanistan's Karzai Says 'No Circumstances' Allow Him to Seek ...