How Will Petraeus Deal With Karzai?

Joe Klein asks:

How will Petraeus see Karzai: as the boss (the final arbiter ofmilitary action), a partner or a subordinate? The latter is clearlyout--those who've gotten into fights with Karzai, like Holbrooke andAmbassador Karl Eikenberry, have lost. But the former isn't getting usanywhere. Petraeus had some dicey moments with President Maliki inIraq, but he managed to build a successful partnership. Can he do thesame in Afghanistan? (One big problem: Maliki was the exact opposite ofKarzai...

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Published on June 25, 2010 16:05
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