Posted on 03/04/2008 10:46:56 PM PST by MadJack
We already won, Ted. What’s going on their is not a “war.” It’s just “lawlessness.”
It wasn’t so many years ago that the moderators deleted all Ted Rall articles on sight with a simple “No thanks.”
Stay safe out there... and thanks for the on-site comments!
Ted Rall , the Fred Phelps of cartoonists..
“In Afghanistan, if we pulled out tomorrow, in two months there’d be no evidence we were ever there. Our problems in Central Asia are being swept under the rug for later.”
I agree — they have no economy and produce nothing of value there. I heard a report where the people there are now digging up tree stumps and roots in an effort to get firewood for their homes. Dirt poor and no hope for a good future = great home for AQ.
“I think we owe them a chance - that’s one of the reasons I’ve been here for over two years. Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s how I see it.”
Thanks for being over there. What, in your opinion, can be done to help the Afghan people?
Are you sure you know what you’re talking about?
To paraphrase the late William F. Buckley Jr. regarding Ted Rall:
"I won't insult Ted's intelligence by suggesting that he really believed what he just said:.
I was in Afghanistan from Jan-Jul 2007. I disagree strongly with your comments.
The biggest problem facing the rebuilding of Afghanistan is their belief we won’t stick it out. And they may be right.
They need hope, but the deck is so stacked against them that many have little of it.
The problems here are legion - geography, pathetic lines of communications, tribal groups, corrupt government officials, drugs, security. It’s a basket case as a country. That’s why it is critical that a true national army be built. That will help to build an Afghan national sense of identity. There’s not one now. They’re Pashtu, Turkomen, Tajiks, etc. The most optimistic prognosis I’ve heard for the army is another two years, but it’s a must do.
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