What for us in Karzai-Obama row?

Despite his groundless tirades, Karzai is defiantly the winner of recent Washington-Kabul war of words as he has been increasingly cherished by U.S. officials.

Ironically a military commander, Gen. MacChrystal, has played far better diplomacy in Kabul than the veteran diplomat Richard Holbrook. MacChrystal knows well how fond of commending is Karzai so he has all the sweets in his shop to keep the incompetent President pleased.

Just as Afghanistan is bound to its unfriendly geographic neighborhood Washington feels obliged to work with Karzai, no matter how ineffective or even harmful he could be.

Ice is melting between Argg and the White House and a victorious Karzai expects no “No!” but all “Yes!” during his May 12th visit to Washington.

Unsurprisingly and despite his displeasure President Obama seems ready to keep issuing “blank cheques” to Mr. Karzai, as did his predecessor.

Looking at Mr. Karzai’s shrewd skills in selling his inept, corrupt and criminal presidency to Washington makes me wonder why this man cannot, or does not want to, play his talents for his country?

Karzai deserves a strong bravo at least for his well-played survival tactics.

As corruption, warlordism and bad-governance win over democracy and good governance I feel sad for our generation’s unending miseries under a government loved by outsiders but disliked by most of us.

What have we, ordinary Afghans, achieved from this? Who is speaking for us in Kabul and Washington?