 He has repeatedly demanded that NATO forces take more care to avoid civilian casualties when conducting military operations in residential areas.In a September 2006 video broadcast, Karzai stated that if the money wasted on the Iraq War had been actually spent on rebuilding Afghanistan, his country would "be in heaven in less than one year".On the eve of 20 August presidential election, Karzai seemed at once deeply unpopular but also likely to win the majority of the votes.