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Is Hamid Karzai really such a bad option? The Afghans may not think so.

Is Hamid Karzai really such a bad option? The Afghans may not think so.

It’s the classic tight spot between the devil and the deep blue sea. Afghans are caught between having a corrupt and election-cheating Karzai as president and a historical scenario dominated by the likes of Mullah Omar, languishing in a civil war, or the Soviet regime. By Afghan standards, these are better times in Afghanistan. In fact, given the [...]