Here's a excerpt from another recent article:
Quote: "President Obama’s letter was not an apology, but it was empathetic in tone, stressing the need for cooperation and a respect of Afghan sovereignty.
“Over time, and especially in the recent past, we have redoubled our efforts to ensure that Afghan homes are respected by our forces and that our operations are conducted consistent with your law. We will continue to make every effort to respect the sanctity and dignity of Afghans in their homes and in their daily lives, just as we do for our own citizens.”
In his speech, Karzai both praised the United States for its contributions to Afghanistan and expressed frustration, saying he considered asking U.S. forces to leave.
“In the past 12 years, we have had, both good and bad times with the U.S., sometimes our relations are good and sometimes the relations are terrible,” he said. “At some points, I thought about telling the U.S. to just leave Afghanistan and we will deal with our own situation. But I was always very patient and thinking about our country.”
Karzai also said he was disappointed at some of the equipment the U.S. has provided Afghan security forces.
“I'm always asking for good equipment and armed force from the U.S. For example, I asked for jet aircrafts but they sent me military transport aircraft. I ask for tanks but they send us pickup trucks, which we can easily purchase from Japan ourselves,” he said.
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Just how much "equiptment" have American tax payers already paid for ?
Jet fighters,tanks, guns and ammunition and God knows what else ?
If they say our stuff isnt good enough - the say " we can easily purchase from Japan ourselves,” - then why are we stopping them and promising more ?