Fine with me, time to get out of that godforsaken hellhole.

Via Washington Examiner:

In a surprise move, Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared to pour cold water on the chances for an immediate security deal with the U.S., saying he doesn’t trust the U.S. and any agreement should wait until his successor his elected.

“The agreement should be signed when the election is conducted, properly and with dignity,” he told the Loya Jirga assembly he convened to help weigh the parameters of a deal, according to areport in the Wall Street Journal.

“There is mistrust between me and America. I don’t trust them, and they don’t trust me,” he continued after he shared the contents of a letter President Obama sent him Thursday morning.

The move comes just as both sides were reporting that they had finalized the language of the security agreement, ironing out all of their differences.

The deal is crucial for Pentagon and State Department planning because it would establish remaining U.S. troops levels after the 2014 drawdown has ended, as well as critical economic and military assistance.

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