Gates: U.S. Has Done ‘Lousy Job’ Listening to Concerns of Afghanistan

Gates: U.S. Has Done ‘Lousy Job’ Listening to Concerns of Afghanistan
The Hill by John T. Bennett
“When Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai raises concerns privately with U.S. officials, his American counterparts do not always listen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday. ‘We have done a lousy job listening to President Karzai,’ Gates told the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee”.