Afghanistan: Now what?
In the first round of balloting, Afghan President Hamid Karzai received 1 million "ghost votes" from people who simply didn't exist. When those were eliminated, he lacked the requisite plurality and was pressed by his Western backers into agreeing to a runoff -- only to see his challenger drop out in anticipation of further fraud. Faced with a one-man race, the Independent Election Commission on Monday canceled the second round and returned Karzai to power ... Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Every thousand US troops costs $1 billion per year, if they are in Afghanistan. This is idiotic spending when other countries are much better able to sort out the best way forward in Afghanistan.