When he refused to remove it, he said, the Freedom Party group accused him of backing child pornography.
Now Obama aides were accusing him of backing a gas tax, which wasn't his idea and wasn't even in the draft bill.
He was unafraid to seek tax increases, but the Legislature did not always comply, and some critics accused him of backing down too quickly.
Mr. Karzai's opponents accused him of backing out because he could not defend his performance of the last seven years in office.
Some critics have accused him of backing away from comprehensive reform to placate conservatives who will play a big role in the Republican presidential primaries.
In December 2001, enraged leaders in New Delhi accused him of backing terrorist groups that carried out a brazen assault on India's national Parliament building, and mobilized for war.
Activists, including Sea Shepherd, accused him of backing down after the Ocean Protector was repurposed for border control in Australia's north and another ship was not sent to replace it.
Several prominent sympathisers use his image in their social media profiles and fiercely defend him.Appointed just after the 2011 revolution, Mr Ghariani now finds himself under the scrutiny of Libya's new parliament, which accuses him of backing armed groups it has declared "terrorists".
They accuse him of failing to back the independent Anti-Corruption Commission, or K.P.K., against efforts by law enforcement agencies to cripple the body.
Kenyan cartoonists depict him as a harmless yet gullible character, but social commentators accuse him of being too laid back, to the extent that many say he has no bottle for tough political battles.
