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Afghanistan security deal Obama signed has holes
Associated Press ^ | May 2, 2012 | ANNE GEARAN

Posted on 05/02/2012 4:42:52 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 10-year security compact that President Barack Obama signed with Afghan President Hamid Karzai contains promises the United States and Afghanistan cannot guarantee they will keep, and loopholes for both nations.

The deal signed Tuesday also allows either nation to walk away on a year's notice. That could allow the next U.S. president, or the next Afghan leader, to scuttle a deal negotiated by his or her predecessor.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obamaafghanistantrip; obamasecuritydeal

1 posted on 05/02/2012 4:43:02 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Think the Paris Peace Treaty in 1973 without the built in safeguards for South Vietnamese sovereignty (that were completely ignored and not acted on by liberals in congress.)

Only this time, the fraud starts at the top.


2 posted on 05/02/2012 4:57:39 PM PDT by rlmorel ("The safest road to Hell is the gradual one." Screwtape (C.S. Lewis))
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"The deal signed Tuesday also allows either nation to walk away on a year's notice."

Hell ... a money transfer is nanoseconds away ... 12 times a day, 7 days a week, 365 times a year.

We ain't seen broke yet.

Romney better imprison this guy

3 posted on 05/02/2012 5:11:25 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Peace with Honor II      or is it III?
4 posted on 05/02/2012 5:14:03 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Chen Guangcheng: Gutsy call, Obama /UltraMegaDrippingSarc)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The agreement is meaningless.
It’s not a treaty.


5 posted on 05/02/2012 5:46:37 PM PDT by Mr. Peabody
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To: Mr. Peabody

The deal allows the Taliban to break the treaty and gives Americans the illusion that Obama has foreign policy chops.


6 posted on 05/02/2012 5:51:18 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Would you rather eat dog food or cat food? Guess it's Romney 2012.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So tell us again why he had to go to Kabul on the anniversary of bin Laden’s death to sign this piece of junk.


7 posted on 05/02/2012 5:56:38 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Socialism isn't going to work this time, either.)
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8 posted on 05/02/2012 6:43:40 PM PDT by RedMDer (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=93)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

FORWARD!


9 posted on 05/03/2012 8:10:16 AM PDT by Piranha (If you seek perfection you will end up with Democrats.)
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