daphillenium
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Sorry for the late post on here, I just joined the Forum about a week ago. Anyway, back in May Obama and Karzai signed an agreement. This was well hidden under the news. In fact, I don't remember seeing any coverage of it.
This has been one of my reasons I am not happy with his foreign policies. I'm all for bringing all our troops home.
But to me, and others as well, this agreement seems more like we're going to be there for awhile.
Also, I had always felt that a TRUE reason we were actually over there was the wealth of resources they had under their feet over there. The agreement talks about trade partnerships and us "helping" them develope their resources.
It also seems like a "check" spot for us over there. The agreement talks about not having any U.S. Bases, but being able to operate out of their bases.
Any thought on this?
Here's a few links and one with the actual agreement. Read it. It's pretty intersting.
Obama's agreement with Karzai in Afghanistan short on specifics (+video) - CSMonitor.com
Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement | The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/2012.06.01u.s.-afghanistanspasignedtext.pdf
This has been one of my reasons I am not happy with his foreign policies. I'm all for bringing all our troops home.
But to me, and others as well, this agreement seems more like we're going to be there for awhile.
Also, I had always felt that a TRUE reason we were actually over there was the wealth of resources they had under their feet over there. The agreement talks about trade partnerships and us "helping" them develope their resources.
It also seems like a "check" spot for us over there. The agreement talks about not having any U.S. Bases, but being able to operate out of their bases.
Any thought on this?
Here's a few links and one with the actual agreement. Read it. It's pretty intersting.
Obama's agreement with Karzai in Afghanistan short on specifics (+video) - CSMonitor.com
Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement | The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/2012.06.01u.s.-afghanistanspasignedtext.pdf