Comments on: The Swarm http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/ Just another Firedoglake weblog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:43:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kilo http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 Kilo Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:06:53 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/#comment-1189 <p>On closer examination… you said “I CAN see why” not “I can’t see why” like I read it. Sorry about that.<br /> I’m reading 3 cups right now BTW.</p> On closer examination… you said “I CAN see why” not “I can’t see why” like I read it. Sorry about that.
I’m reading 3 cups right now BTW.

]]> By: Kilo http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Kilo Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:40:52 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/#comment-1188 <p>Well that’s what I’m getting at about why you should want to fund construction and funding of non-whackjob-based education. You’re there doing this under a legitimised program with the vast support of the local population. Why wouldn’t you want to ?</p> Well that’s what I’m getting at about why you should want to fund construction and funding of non-whackjob-based education. You’re there doing this under a legitimised program with the vast support of the local population. Why wouldn’t you want to ?

]]> By: OneBigHoliday http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 OneBigHoliday Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:19:03 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/#comment-1171 <p>I’m not sure what you’re getting at, but many agree that education initiatives are far superior to military force when it comes to shrinking the influence of the Taliban. </p> <p>See the following on Mr. Mortenson:<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/opinion/13kristof.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07.....ref=slogin</a></p> <p>What good can our soldiers do if all young Afghanis are being taught the literalist ways of the Taliban that you mention?</p> <p>Education, and especially educating girls, seems to be the game-changer.</p> I’m not sure what you’re getting at, but many agree that education initiatives are far superior to military force when it comes to shrinking the influence of the Taliban.

See the following on Mr. Mortenson:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07…..ref=slogin

What good can our soldiers do if all young Afghanis are being taught the literalist ways of the Taliban that you mention?

Education, and especially educating girls, seems to be the game-changer.

]]> By: Kilo http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 Kilo Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:01:31 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/#comment-1165 <blockquote><p>I can see why we should invest heavily in education (i.e. greg mortenson) and help the Afghanis with infrastructure projects</p></blockquote> <p>You know what the literal meaning of the word “Taliban” is ?<br /> Because you can see the alternate schooling system on the other side of the border. Where your entire education is the book and how it’s portrayed to you, sponsored by the Wahabbis.</p>

I can see why we should invest heavily in education (i.e. greg mortenson) and help the Afghanis with infrastructure projects

You know what the literal meaning of the word “Taliban” is ?
Because you can see the alternate schooling system on the other side of the border. Where your entire education is the book and how it’s portrayed to you, sponsored by the Wahabbis.

]]> By: OneBigHoliday http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 OneBigHoliday Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:03:20 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/#comment-1159 <p>Definitely read Rory Stewart’s recent article in Time–<br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080717/wl_time/howtosaveafghanistan" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/2.....fghanistan</a></p> <p>I can see why we should invest heavily in education (i.e. greg mortenson) and help the Afghanis with infrastructure projects. I don’t know, though, why we’d want to consolidate our forces in such inhospitable terrain–we might consider Russia’s attempt to solve the Afghanistan dilemma with a military solution.</p> Definitely read Rory Stewart’s recent article in Time–
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/2…..fghanistan

I can see why we should invest heavily in education (i.e. greg mortenson) and help the Afghanis with infrastructure projects. I don’t know, though, why we’d want to consolidate our forces in such inhospitable terrain–we might consider Russia’s attempt to solve the Afghanistan dilemma with a military solution.

]]> By: joshua.foust http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 joshua.foust Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:28:17 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/#comment-1149 <p>Read Barnett Rubin at <a href="http://icga.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://icga.blogspot.com</a> for his thoughts on why more troops are a bad idea/lost cause. He’s probably your best bet, and it will be one of the better informed analysis (most mil guys talking about the issue — pro or con — know almost nothing about Afghanistan).</p> Read Barnett Rubin at http://icga.blogspot.com for his thoughts on why more troops are a bad idea/lost cause. He’s probably your best bet, and it will be one of the better informed analysis (most mil guys talking about the issue — pro or con — know almost nothing about Afghanistan).

]]> By: AngryMan http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 AngryMan Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:12:41 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/07/30/bergafghanistan/#comment-1115 <p>On the surface, this analysis is intriguing. However, in a country that requires foreign military presence to maintain peace (and the in power government), how reliable can any poll be? I’m not sure how an effective poll can be taken outside of Kabul, or a few other metropolitan centers. Does anyone know how this poll was performed?</p> On the surface, this analysis is intriguing. However, in a country that requires foreign military presence to maintain peace (and the in power government), how reliable can any poll be? I’m not sure how an effective poll can be taken outside of Kabul, or a few other metropolitan centers. Does anyone know how this poll was performed?

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