More On Khalilzhad Off The Reservation

By Cernig

As promised, I did put some more thoughts down, some speculation about why Khalilzhad - an old hand who knows the rules - broke those rules so blatantly. The post is over at Crooks and Liars. It's possible that Khalilzhad just didn't think the rules applied to him. After all, that belief is common in the Bush administration. But it's also possible that he's got the Afghan presidency in mind. The Indians, who are "risk sensitive" when it comes to relations between themselves, Pakistan and Afghanistan, will have already thought about that - and not be happy people.