President Karzai, with Ambassador Eikenberry at his side, announced the creation of a Major Crimes Unit to take on corruption. Secretary Clinton has been demanding that Karzai do more to crack down on corruption among public officials, and on Sunday, she had a stern warning: "Send in Major Cedric Daniels from Baltimore PD. He will choose his own people to work with him."
It was with some amusement this morning that I read about President Karzai's "Saul of Tarsus" moment, when he discovered his new-found opposition to corruption:
"President Hamid Karzai, after being re-elected for another five years, has dedicated his five years to fighting corruption," Interior Minister Hanif Atmar told a news conference.
Working under the country's Attorney General, there will be a new "Major Crimes Unit" that will tackle corruption and other major crimes among public officials. No matter how much money we pour into Afghanistan, there can be no better investment than bringing back the Major Crimes Unit from The Wire, perhaps the savviest police crew in modern memory. They would undoubtedly be reluctant at first, but as always, they could be persuaded by their stoic leader, Cedric Daniels (pictured center).
Walid Karzai and his warlords have had their way thus far, raking in drug money and spending it on guns to take out their rivals, but this is nothing our crew from Baltimore hasn't seen before. After all, these Afghans can't be tougher than the Barksdales and Marlo Stanfield. And you know that the Department of Justice doesn't have a problem with wiretaps, even under new management.
You might argue that the Major Crimes Unit from Baltimore will lack effectiveness in Afghanistan, largely because they are fictional. I would counter, however, that a President Karzai-appointed Major Crimes Unit will be largely fictional anyway.
Plus, you know you've all been dying for a Season Six anyway.