
On Thursday, she continued to show empathy for the embattled Afghan leader, telling senators she understood why Karzai was so confused about U.S. policy towards his war-torn country.
At a hearing on the new strategy in Afghanistan, which some say is doomed because of the weak Afghan government, Clinton said she didn’t blame anyone — least of all Karzai — for questioning past U.S. intentions.
“I don’t blame anybody for wondering where we are because of the history we inherited and our effort to frankly make sense and rationalize what was happening and to put it into an integrated military strategy,” Clinton said....