A Letter President Karzai

Dear Mr President,

I guess by now you have heard our President's plan for your country. My suggestion to you is watch your back. It seems that your turn is coming. The media has already begun stories of corruption in your administration. It won't be long until they will be calling for a complete withdrawal forces because the US in good conscience cannot back a corrupt and failing administration.

This is not unique in American History. Several times liberal presidents have left our allies twisting in the wind when they felt that it was no longer advantageous to stand beside them. Here are a few examples that have occurred in the last sixty years.

In 1949, President Truman decided that the corrupt and failing government of Chiang Kai-shek was no longer viable and allowed China to fall to the Communists under Mao. Chiang was allowed to flee to Taiwan and set up his government there. History has shown how well that has worked out for the US and the rest of the world.

Skipping to 1967, Lyndon Johnson decided that the war in Viet Nam was no longer winnable and the writing was on the wall for President Nguyen Van Thieu. Without US aid to his country, the North invaded and south Viet Nam fell into Communists hands.There has never been an accurate count of how many died in the ensuing "Unification".

Let's talk about another liberal President; Jimmy Carter. Carter, not content to just sell out our allies in SEATO, decided that the Shah of Iran was no longer worthy of American support and allowed Iran to fall into iron grip of the Ayatollah Khomeini. Thirty years of "Fundamentalist" Rule has left the Mid-East in turmoil and no end to it in sight.

Now, Mr. President, it will soon be your turn. You will first be demonized in the media, then marginalized by the liberals who run our government. The "Time-Line" that will be established will have some goals that Will be easy to meet and then your country will be left to its fate. I hope that something will happen to forestall this, but I fear the die is cast and it's only a matter of time before we will be reading that Afghanistan is not worth American lives and money. Americans will be reading that the Taliban can operate from anywhere and Afghanistan is remote enough that it wont matter that they are there. How soon we forget the lessons of 9/11.

I hope that when the Taliban seizes control again, you are able to save as many of your people as you can. Our prayers are with you and your people.

Sincerely,
Ed Carter

PS: I am CC'ing a copy of this to the newly elected President of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo. I have a feeling his name is on the same list as yours.