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To: unclewest who wrote (245632)4/13/2008 1:43:28 PM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793689
 
It is the lack of mutual respect and support from the villages up to the national govt and from the national govt down to the villages.

I saw purple fingers that put this government in place. What is the problem with that? Do we impose too many of our own values on the elected government so they cannot deal with it effectively? What?



To: unclewest who wrote (245632)4/21/2008 4:55:25 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793689
 
The big army and USMC are all about big wars and big firepower.

History demonstrates conventional forces will only prevail in an insurgency when they use massive killing. We are unwilling to do that.

They seem to be working with the locals and providing security for them now. It took longer than it should have for this to happen, but I wouldn't say they aren't doing it, or that its impossible, or that they are doing a lousy job.


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