| I think we honestly tried in Somalia- we just didn't do a very good job, because we (Americans) seem to do a very poor job in understanding the folks we interact with, in the rest of the world. For some reason, with all our data collection, we don't seem to be able to put ourselves in the shoes of other peoples- and I don't mean agreeing, or justifying- something folks on SI always seem to misunderstand- I mean understanding, being able to try on a perspective, especially one you do not agree with. There is no man more important to understand, than an enemy, or the man who thinks he is your enemy. In order to plan and defeat an enemy, it is vital to understand them. I don't know how any thinking person can fail to understand that, but perhaps I overestimate the amount of thought going on in the average person. |
