Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100512:15:16:00
What you mentioned were a series of public comments troubling on both sides. it escalated after gifts to afghanistan when there were reports he lectured karzai about corruption. officials will tell you that was kind of overblown. the president didn't lecture or berated him. nevertheless it was portrayed that way. karzai responded with a series of anti-western tirade, including accusing the west of manipulating elections last year and reportedly saying he would join the taliban. it escalated bad blood. at one point administration openly musing whether or not to cancel this visit. all that was o...