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Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai defended the integrity of the country’s presidential election on Thursday. He also admitted for the first time that there was fraud by government officials who support him, but said there was fraud as well by those supporting his main opponent.
The final but uncertified count gives Karzai more than 54 percent, but European election observers say about one-third of the votes were suspicious and should be examined for fraud. Karzai called on them to respect the votes of the Afghan people.
Should the U.S. demand a recount or accept the results?
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09/19/2009 :: 12:23:25 AM
Don Says:
Would it be appropriate for any nation to demand a recount of an election in the US? “Do unto others…” We abandoned them in the past when they needed our continued support. That allowed the Taliban to take control and welcome Al-Queda who attacked us. Now it will cost us much more money and American blood. It is now our moral and strategic obligation to maintain a helpful hand to the people of Afghanistan. We must help them avoid wrongdoing like illegal heroin production and distribution. Such efforts will be the best long-term solution, even if it takes us 20 years and costs each of us thousands of dollars.