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 US-AFGHAN 10 YEAR SECURITY COMPACT HAS LOOP HOLES

The 10-year security compact that President Barack Obama signed with Afghan President Hamid Karzai contains promises the United States and Afghanistan cannot guarantee they will keep, and also loopholes for both nations.The deal signed Tuesday allows either nation to walk away on a year's notice. That could allow the next U.S. president, or the next Afghan leader, to scuttle a deal negotiated by his or her predecessor.

Obama called the agreement historic and said it "defines a new kind of relationship between our countries -- a future in which Afghans are responsible for the security of their nation, and we build an equal partnership between two sovereign states."

The deal pledges Afghanistan to fight corruption, improve efficiency and protect human rights, including women's rights. All are areas where the United States already finds fault with the Afghans' performance, and Afghanistan has promised improvement on corruption many times before. The nine-page agreement spells out no consequences if those or other goals are not met.

More about the agreement visit: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/03/us-afghanistan-10-year-security-compact-has-loopholes-for-both-nations/?test=latestnews#ixzz1tnNr1bTS
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