Some of you may know about my recent fascination with the "thumbs up" sign. Others of you don't. For those of you living in the back woods, I'll give you a brief rundown: It all started several months ago when I ran across this goofy picture of our favorite drinking-buddy and steadfast Central-Asian ally, Hamid Karzai.
My first thought was, "WTF?!" My second thought? "Do we seriously trust this guy with our Swat Valley?" I mean, sure, he has a funky hat and all but man. . .those pursed lips and goofy ears don't really instill that much trust in his ability to bring the cave-dwellers and democracy-haters to justice. I think the State Department is still under the delusion that after five years he'll turn into this guy.
But I decided to give the K. man the benefit of the doubt. He has a tough job and maybe the thumbs up is just a way to pump himself up for the game. Here he is with Nicholas Sarkozy of France:
And the general manager of the local Arby's in Kabul.
After the trip to Herat, Sarkozy was spotted flashing the Karzai-gang sign when he arrived back in Paris.
Apparently everyone who comes into contact with the Afghani leader is susceptible. Here's General Petraeus after his trip to that rustic wonderland.
Yeah, he looks stoked.
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