Obama's visit to Afghanistan was in part to placate, reassure and steady the desperately insecure and wayward Hamid Karzai, who has lately been developing a rather alarming habit of giving anti-American tirades and flirting with Iran:
“He has developed a complete theory of American power,” said an Afghan who attended the lunch and who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. “He believes that America is trying to dominate the region, and that he is the only one who can stand up to them.”
Excellent (though dispiriting) NYT report here.
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