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Quote of the Day: Karzai

When is a stooge not a stooge?

Bob Dreyfuss

December 13, 2010

Today’s quote of the day comes from Hamid Karzai, president of Afghanistan, the stooge who doesn’t realize that he’s a stooge:   "If you’re looking for a stooge and calling a stooge a partner, no. If you’re looking for a partner, yes."                                            —From an interview with Rajiv Chandrasekaran of the Washington Post.

 

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Bob DreyfussBob Dreyfuss, a Nation contributing editor, is an independent investigative journalist who specializes in politics and national security.


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