Karzai is still protected (and controlled) by 200 US bodyguards.
An expensive mayor
"Afghanistan's new "democratic" president is the world's most expensive mayor."
"Karzai rules only downtown Kabul, protected by 200 U.S. bodyguards, 17,000 U.S. troops and a token NATO force that includes Canadians. It costs Washington $1.6 billion US monthly to keep Karzai in power. Without the foreign troops' bayonets, Karzai's little puppet regime would quickly be swept away."
Folks longing for the Taliban, opium production skyrocketing, human rights abuses raging uncontrolled, and the central government controlling parts of 2 cities only.
"Democracy" conservative style?
Arf