Afghan President Embraces Iran

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http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8603160400

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai gave Iran his full embrace, saying it has been his country's very close friend.


Karzai made the remarks at a joint news conference after a meeting with US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who was in Afghanistan for nearly 24 hours to meet with American commanders and Afghan officials.

Gates said that he raised the issue of the Iranian munitions in his meeting with Karzai, but acknowledged that there was no evidence the Iranian government was behind the alleged shipments.

When asked whether he believed Tehran, which has largely been a benign presence in Afghanistan since the 2001 fall of the Taliban, had decided to change course and support its former foes, Karzai gave an impassioned backing for the Iranian government. He called it a force for good in Afghanistan.

"Iran and Afghanistan have never been as friendly as they are today," Karzai said. "In the past five years Iran has been contributing to Afghanistan's reconstruction, and in the past five years Afghanistan has been Iran's very close friend."

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1. Ok, so what are we missing with this statement?

"Iran and Afghanistan have never been as friendly as they are today," Karzai said. "In the past five years Iran has been contributing to Afghanistan's reconstruction, and in the past five years Afghanistan has been Iran's very close friend."

What the hell does this mean with the White House Administration?

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