Karzai’s 'recalcitrance' nudges U.S. ‘zero option’ for troops closer to reality

The is the US-centric, 'It's all about America' approach taken to it's extreme - 
Karzai’s recalcitrance nudges U.S. ‘zero option’ for troops closer to reality - The Washington Post: "an increasingly acrimonious stalemate between the officials and Afghanistan's recalcitrant president has made the prospect quite real. After its longest war in history, the United States is suddenly contemplating having to dismantle the bulk of its counterterrorism infrastructure in the region and abandon Afghanistan’s fledgling security forces. A wholesale withdrawal would also shut down the ­foreign-aid pipeline that keeps the Afghan state afloat and sharply limit any enduring U.S. diplomatic presence."