Afghan election commission declares Karzai winner

Afghan election commission declares Karzai winner

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KABUL (AP) -- Afghanistan's election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the country's tumultuous ballot Monday, canceling a planned runoff and ending a political crisis two and a half months after a fraud-marred first round.

The Obama administration - which has been waiting for a government deemed legitimate to emerge in Kabul before announcing whether to deploy tens of thousands more troops - quickly commended the ruling.

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This article is ridden with proof that our government directly intervenes in the affairs of the Afghan government. I am sure that most are not surprised at the fact the US is doing this, but so blantanley is the shocking part.

This means to me that the Afghan people are not free and have no choice. If our government does this to another country then what do you think they are doing to us?

Read the article. Every paragraph oozes of tampering. So much for a democratic government.

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Wow, just like that open and shut and Karzai is propped up once again. It didn't take as long as was originally speculated. No excuses for Obama not to make a decision on Afghanistan soon.

Right? Let's see what he comes up with next. This should get very interesting.

We've spent hundreds of billions (a few trillion?) by now and they end up with a president who was recently found out for doing fraud? Why/how is he still becoming president? And why are we still there creating dodgy governments.

[edit on 2-11-2009 by AR154]

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Karzai has been installed as interim president by the USA after they invaded the country.