Karzai Has Zero Faith in Obama's "Surge"

Speaking at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies on Friday, Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. Said Tayab Jawad provided a "true" picture of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's perception of the Obama "surge". When I say "true", one must of course translate the doublespeak.

As reported by Pakistan's The News:

"'In five years, according to our plans, we should be able to take care of security throughout the country,' said Ambassador Said Tayab Jawad, speaking days after President Barack Obama announced US troops would begin to pull out by July 2011.

Jawad said plans were already underway for Afghans to take control of areas in the relatively stable north and center of the country within three years, and nationwide within five years -- the end of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's second term.

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He added that there were 'many regional factors that will impact... the drawdown of the US forces,' but that Obama's plan was 'realistic.'"

http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=92776

Obama's "plan is realistic"? Obama is saying that U.S. forces will be withdrawn in July 2011, i.e. in another year and a half, whereas Karzai is saying that Afghan forces might be ready in another five years.

What happens in the intervening three and a half years? Please feel free to correct my math.