oja oba !!!

Yeah, this make sense. 9/11 attack was funded, plotted and executed by Sunnis, mostly Saudi Sunnis. Most of the violent opposition to the US in Iraq was by Sunnis. The Afghanistan Talibans are Sunnis. But, somehow, America must support Sunnis, but cannot work with Shiites? The US works well with Mormons, Anglicans, Orthodox Christians, Baptists as well as Catholics. It can work with all comers, where there interest of the US aligns with the interest of the people or nation.

Many Republicans and often even Democratic critics of President Obama often tout his lack of bromance with corrupt, inept and ungrateful Karzai as evidence of his "lack of leadership". They fail to admit the obvious, Obama is the President of the USA, and his duty is to first and foremost protect the interest of the USA, and not promote the ambition of some back-biting "ally". When America finds a reliable ally, they are the President's friend. When the "ally" is only self serving, or promotes their personal ambition, even at the expense of the interest of the USA, the President is obligated to treat such with the suspicion and caution their attitude calls for. Ghani has so far, at least from all the optics, demonstrated gratitude for the generosity of the US tax payers and the sacrifice of Americans and other NATO members, and continues to demonstrate a resolve the fix Afghanistan's woes. Time will tell if he's on the right cours...

I wonder why Dr. Chan still continues as the head of WHO after her  incompetence and inaction led to the needless death of thousands. If she was the health secretary of her native country, would she still retain her job after such a record?

At the dawn of Nigerian independence in 1960, Muhammadu Buhari was a gangling teenager who eagerly joined the Nigerian Military Training College Kaduna, the go to school for smart, ambitious and often patriotic youths from Northern Nigeria. A two year stint at the later named Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) and Buhari was commissioned as a second lieutenant, at a time of major political upheaval, but also great opportunity for young military officers. Just a few short years later, the young 23 year old was named Commander of an infantry battalion, a position he held during the first and second military coups. 

I wonder how much George Bush's famed "friendships" helped with his starting a war of choice in Iraq or getting bogged in Afghanistan, both of which ended up as quagmires that only his "unfriendly"   successor's dogged focus helped bring to an end. Also, the premise that somehow, being chummy with incompetent, corrupt, politically inept and sectarian Al-Malaki or Kleptomaniac Khazai would have changed their minds. Obama has a vision for restoring America's place as a pre-eminent power - not one that is sidetracked by unnecessary conflicts in other lands, conflicts that almost bankrupted the nation, while it's true geo-political rivals outflanked it both economically, diplomatically, and increasingly militarily. History will judge this president's foresight, his singular focus on the prize and his success in restoring America's faith in it's government (san the bomb throwing opposition) and the world's renewed acceptance ...