With the recent statements by Afghani President, Hamid Karzai (“Those bombs, set off yesterday in the name of the Taliban, were in the service of the Americans to keep foreigners longer in Afghanistan.”) it is time that the United States government stop shrugging off hateful rhetoric.
Thought the situation is complicated, words have meaning. And though Karzai probably has justifiable POLITICAL reasons for saying such things, it is not okay for the United States to hear such language and remain passive.
Language is powerful. It is not necessary to start a war of words, but at some point we must realize "diplomacy" does not necessarily mean quietude.