Monday, November 30, 2009

The Harsh Truth Of Nation Building

On the eve of Obama's Afghan speech at West Point:
"The police always arrest the Taliban, but when they go to court, they pay a bribe and get released." -- Afghan Police Lt. Col. Abdul Qader
The harsh truth of nation building. We can't do it. No exit strategy, no demands on Karzai, no benchmarks, no timetables, just 30,000 troops? FAIL.

Source: http://www.realitychex.com/

1 comment:

Unknown said...

It just goes to show that our political system is just FUBAR. We have blinding examples of failure in Vietnam and Iraq and here we are doing it all over again.

In addition we are giving Karzai BILIONS with a B in aid and not holding him accountable to anything.

Here are two very relevant links:
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID AND NOTHING IN RETURN
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article6900133.ece

JOHNSON'S ESCALATION OF VIETNAM: A TIMELINE
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11202009/profile.html