At a joint presser today on the future of America’s presence in Afghanistan, President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai dropped a bit of a bomb: they agreed to support the setting up of a Taliban “office” in Qatar’s capital of Doha.
#Afghanistan #US #Obama: we agreed to let #Taliban to open an office
— Massoud Hossaini (@Massoud151) January 11, 2013
Obama supports a Taliban office to speed up peace process and appreciates Pakistan's recent efforts to encourage the Taliban for peace.
— Lotfullah Najafizada (@LNajafizada) January 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/shreeyasinha/status/289805355385511938
Uh-huh. Because if anyone’s for peace, it’s the Taliban. Don’t worry, you guys! Karzai says everything will be just fine.
Karzai says post-2014 relationship between US and Afghanistan will "resemble Turkey and the US." No, it'll resemble the Taliban and the US.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) January 11, 2013
What could possibly go wrong?
https://twitter.com/swoonbijoux/status/289808026062434304
https://twitter.com/NicolaHawatmeh/status/289807065638125568
Oh Lookey, @BarackObama Is Holding Hands With Pres. Karzai At The WH. Oh Yay They Agreed 2 Allow A Taliban Office In Qatar. #EpicFail
— I Yam What I Yam (@Nvr4Get91101) January 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/JenaBoBena84/status/289806892564365313
Can't believe #Karzai is allowing a #Taliban office in the capitol. It's a slap in the face to the #USA. All that sacrifice, for what?
— Stephanie Banaszak (@nuthinspecial71) January 11, 2013
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Afghanistan allowing the Taliban to have an office in Qatar is like Germany saying "It's okay Nazis you are evil but you can still hang out"
— Clayton Eudy (@ClaytonEudy) January 11, 2013
Peace?? RT @natlsecuritycnn: Obama and Karzai support Taliban opening office in Doha to further peace negotiations with #Afghanistan
— Kari B Hertel (@karibowieHertel) January 11, 2013
Obama announcing the opening of an office for the Taliban so we can negotiate with them. I thought we didn't negotiate with TERRORIST!
— Noble Bowman (@noblebowman) January 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/289817132831752192
Obama agreed to allowing Taliban office in Qatar, Afganistan, per Karzai. We will send them $ and the Taliban will take over. #IMPEACH
— Mary Forbes ??✝️ (@MaryForbes14) January 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/MaryForbes14/status/289811440855052288
#Qatar agreed on opening the office for #Afghan #Taliban in the country. Wtf is going on?
— Abdulrahman Sajid (@ABsajid_365) January 11, 2013
Afghanistan will allow Taliban Office. I think everyone who sacrificed in Afghanistan has been betrayed by the Obama Govt. #tcot #tlot #p2
— di kele (@Pudingtane) January 11, 2013
Okay #military, your CiC has betrayed you and America as Obama said," We support Taliban office in Qatar to speed up peace talks."
— spongedocks (@spongedocks) January 11, 2013
Whenever Karzai and Afghanistan decides to form an office for the Taliban, I'm sure Eric Holder will be called up to send arms there.
— Demetrius Minor (@dminor85) January 11, 2013
We stayed in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban from re-entering, and now we're…giving them an office? So. Much. #Fail. #facepalm
— Bethany Bowra (@BethanyBowra) January 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/289808269969608704
https://twitter.com/CAAmyO/status/289809068053389312
https://twitter.com/CAAmyO/status/289809666387628035
We can’t wait to find out!
President Obama: Not possible to reconcile without Taliban renouncing terrorism
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) January 11, 2013
Or giving them some workspace, apparently.
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