Corruption in Afghanistan...? D'oh...!

you gotta be shittin' me...

The top commanding officer in Afghanistan has revealed a belief that “rampant government corruption” has given the Taliban and al-Qaeda an edge in the war. The conclusion came in a recent secret document put together by Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials told the Associated Press. Though the document requests more troops, it warns that more troops may not prevent the Taliban from taking back Afghanistan.

Corruption in Afghanistan became public knowledge after the presidential election in Afghanistan was revealed as rigged by independent election observers. Fraud investigations discovered that 1.1 million 'questionable votes' were given to President Hamid Karzai, and that the subtraction of these votes was enough to push Karzai below 50 percent.

"Corruption in Afghanistan became public knowledge after the presidential election in Afghanistan was revealed as rigged by independent election observers..." WHAT...? great god almighty...! i can't believe any responsible journalist could write such a statement with a straight face... i've been coming here to afghanistan since march of last year and corruption is as omnipresent as dust in the air...

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