tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133303082242190377.post1986459034309209764..comments2023-04-16T02:28:27.799-07:00Comments on Deployed Teacher: Doonesbury 10/11/2009Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133303082242190377.post-15799451925328035742009-10-16T06:46:20.098-07:002009-10-16T06:46:20.098-07:00"For Afghans, brutality rules, and they don&#..."For Afghans, brutality rules, and they don't flinch." <br /><br />Yes, but given the genuine option of living without it would they take that option? Do the men really have no desire to spare their women and children from brutality? I doubt it. (Caveat, I haven't been there)<br /><br />Yes we should be kicking Taliban ass, killing as many of the sonsofbitches as we can, but the idea behind COIN is that we should not be kicking the asses of guys that are working for the Taliban and AQ primarily for financial reasons or because they/their families are under threat of death. <br /><br />We must separate these types from the radicals, and provide jobs and security for them. <br /><br />So, we craft our footprint so as to reflect this distinction as much as possible. Granted it is difficult, and makes of our military a social service program but, if you win the trust of the populace, that makes for a long term removal of Afghanistan from the list of areas of the world we have to worry about. One less source of sonsofbitches we have to kill.Shaun Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258190048152120507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133303082242190377.post-63299186259843745922009-10-15T05:11:08.056-07:002009-10-15T05:11:08.056-07:00I'm not sure I understand the "losing&quo...I'm not sure I understand the "losing" part. I hate losing any of our men, but if we kill more of them than they kill of us...Sometimes in war there is retreat, but that doesn't mean "losing." I'm probably not saying this very well, but it seems that the media plays a big part in our "losing" the war. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing that cartoon - you are right. Trudeau is amazing in his simple-ness.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133303082242190377.post-52805225580116404602009-10-14T21:16:01.187-07:002009-10-14T21:16:01.187-07:00Good to see you posting again!
I do get tired of ...Good to see you posting again!<br /><br />I do get tired of people talking about Iraq and Afghanistan like they are mercy missions... it is so very strange.Flag Gazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659942646638490171noreply@blogger.com