I believe you have been watching far too many news clips of the Taliban dominance over ignoramus commonus (i.e. uneducated and not very smart fanatics).
I think you described the picture of a run down country.
As an example of sheer determination against all odds, I submit to you Israel. Surrounded by enemies determined to make it disappear, (and it will NOT happen), attacked by miscellaneous gangs of criminals on a daily basis... in spite of that, its economy thrives, making a garden out of the dessert.
The USA has at the very least equal ingenuity and determination, and a considerably larger capital base.
While it is true that there are problems that need to be addressed, the process that it will take to resolve them will be quite different to what you described. In present day terms, your picture does not even take place in basket case-banana republics of Latin America.
It will take far more than a few cowardly and criminal acts by a band of fanatical derelicts. True, they hit us because they had the element of surprise.
Now things have changed. The Chamberlain style policies that allowed common assassins such as Yasser Arafat call themselves "diplomats" is over. Life as a terrorist is numbered. The USA has the knowledge and technology to scour these animals out of their caves. It is a matter of time once they apply themselves to get them. Unfortunately, up to this point they have not, due to the policies described above. But NO MORE.
Your description is simply not feasible, if it were; this country would not exist in the first place. |
