Putting on the Pressure

" The US is stepping up the pressure on Afghanistan's just reelected president to clean up his government White House spokesman today said that concrete action is needed. White House correspondent Wendell Goler reports there are indications the message is getting through."

" But day after learning he won a second term. Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised to address the government corruption he's the lead to a turned a blind eye to in his first."

" To make shall. That the riches of Afghan people. Come true to words fair and effective. Clean development. --"

" The White House for called president Obama's admonition yesterday good deeds not words are what matter but wouldn't go beyond that."

" This is not just rhetoric there have to be deliverables of this and I don't wanna get ahead of where. The process isn't at this point in commenting on some of those specifics."

" Spokesman Robert he would suggest the deliverables are more likely to impact future internationally in the -- stand in the crystals request for 40000 more troops for Afghanistan. -- that decision is still weeks away and some experts believe the delay suggest the president doesn't fully support -- crystals counterinsurgency strategy but my concern here is this that we have a strategy put forward by general crystal. And that that's the strategy will be under resource. And my sense is that that is a strategy for disaster at the same time brooks concedes Afghanistan has virtually no experience with the kind of strong central government with crystal strategy might require. Hamid Karzai's popularity dropped sharply outside of Kabul. And Afghanistan's corruption will says it's hard to overstate and it's a tremendous concern a lot of the resources that can going to Afghanistan. They can be used for productive purposes -- bled off. To corruption at German Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed Afghanistan was discussed in an Oval Office meeting. And in an address to congress she promised continued support for the military mission. We continue to travel this road together every step of the way. Germany stands ready to shoulder its responsibility. For the heads of the European Union met with the president later in the day. See there is no appetite in their countries for sending additional troops to Afghanistan. -- say whatever strategy the president -- whether -- general -- crystal full counterinsurgency. Or something less it will require Hamid Karzai to deal with corruption and poor governance success in Afghanistan they say will not come with the status quo. Wanna go a lot on the north lawn when."