foreign interference in the Afghan election?

Well, that is what the UN Special Representative to Afghanistan seems to be worried about... read here... anyone would be I guess, but the question I want to ask is "who are we kidding?"

Do you also want the world to believe there was no "foreign influence" in making Karzai the president in the first place?!? ... I can understand why noone would want to publicly announce that they were behind a major decision for another nation that could have enormous consequence, good and bad, but especially if we think the latter is more likely. Not that I have any special preferences for one candidate over another nor do I hold anything against one or another (with exceptions of course), but I just couldn't help, but find this decision to sack someone for raising issues of corruption in an election that the world were hoping would open a new chapter in Afghanistan's history, problematic, to say the least and not a good example of promoting democracy and freedom. This reminds me of the "shut up and sing"documentary film...do watch if you haven't already.

I can also understand why the international community would want to hear all rosy stories of how successful the Afghan election was and what democracy has been created in less than a decade's intervention, but find it sad to see those hopes and dreams wither away, although not surprised! Or is it just another signal telling us that we are not after all omnipotent and can't change the fate of an entire nation overnight (especially since most of our efforts seem to fail to be effective anyway as evident from the last 8 years of engagement in Afghanistan)...