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2009-01-25 Afghanistan

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Posted by tipper 2009-01-25 14:18|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 For future reference, in a place utterly devastated like Afghanistan, with rock bottom wages, from the very start we should have been doing an enormous job program, slashing unemployment in much of the country, while rebuilding infrastructure.

It gets prospective fighters off the streets, doesn't cost a hell of a lot, and helps to restore order quickly. In the long run, it is a lot cheaper than killing them.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-01-25 15:41|| 2009-01-25 15:41|| Front Page Top

#2 This is the first step. These officers will understand logistics, engineering, will have exposure to more of the accumulated experience of military leadership through the ages. But most of all they will gain an appreciation of their nation more than their tribe.

It will take years for them to work their way up and gain the reigns of leadership but it is a start.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-01-25 16:19|| 2009-01-25 16:19|| Front Page Top

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