It is a far, far different visit this time around, reflecting the Obama administration’s decision to abandon the publicly tough approach it tried to use to pressure Mr. Karzai to tackle corruption and drug trafficking in his government.A charm offensive? What exactly does that entail?
This time, the Americans are pulling out all the stops for Mr. Karzai as part of a new charm offensive.
Well... awkwardly enough... mostly holding your nose and looking the other way...
Administration officials are also having to walk carefully around what remains one of the most contentious subjects in the relationship with Afghanistan: allegations of pervasive corruption in the Karzai government. Here the reversal in tone is most evident.This oughta be interesting.
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