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To: TigerPaw who wrote (3025)	2/25/2002 2:32:54 PM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 15516

The sucessful nation building programs, such as the Marshall Plan and the rebuilding of Japan, focus on civilian institutions. The post office, and dog catcher, and trains and bridges were addressed by using the local talent while the military and police protection was carried out by the Americans. It was not for several years when the civilian infrastructure was recovered that the military was rebuilt. This was under pressure of the cold war too. Part of the Marshall Plan also included refitting the military capacity for civilian purposes...turn the tank factories into auto factories. No comparable situation exists for Afghanistan, but the point as you made is to focus on the civilian infrastructure and disable/deplete the military capability. jttmab