Afghanistan other front of corruption.

[Lemon law]

As somewhat what I have been saying for years, this appeared in the NYT's today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09...opinion/16goodwin.html

And while I wonder if the Afghan Government can do it by itself, some very strong
Nato DEMANDING may also be needed. But, IMHO, Afghan Government corruption is a bigger problem and a greater in-pediment to Nato mission success in Afghanistan than the Taliban itself.

And I also think that when and if Nato is willing to fight both corruption and the Taliban, then and only then will progress be possible.

Disagree with me all you want, the article was written by Capt Goodwin as a special adviser to Nato.

 

[Moonbeam]

I said in another thread we should just take over the country and run it our way and kill anybody that tries to stop up. Americanize the place. Make it the 52nd state.

 

[LunarRay]

Senator Levin said they needed 250,000 Afghani army to thwart the terrorist/Taliban and should have that by 2012 instead of 2013.

We can't keep 'breaking places' and then buying them. Mountbatten had it right when I think he said or intimated that sending the Muslim to Pakistan will create peace in India but someday all hell will break loose from Pakistan west to the Mediterranean.

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I said in another thread we should just take over the country and run it our way and kill anybody that tries to stop up. Americanize the place. Make it the 52nd state.

What was the 51st state, Iraq?

 

[LunarRay]

Originally posted by: GarfieldtheCat

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I said in another thread we should just take over the country and run it our way and kill anybody that tries to stop up. Americanize the place. Make it the 52nd state.

What was the 51st state, Iraq?

That would be my guess. In '03 Moonbeam said we broke Iraq so we can't leave we need to continue until it is over. And, I think he called Iraq the 51st State.

 

[Lemon law]

Well in my minuscule mind, its quite clear that victory in both Afghanistan and Iraq will not be achieved until we have a a Kentucky fried chicken
franchise on every corner and a McDonalds caddy corner to it.

I rest my case, how can the Taliban possibly compete with them apples when they can supersize it to boot.

Move over Moonbeam, oh McAgoo, I have done it again.

 

[MrColin]

Originally posted by: GarfieldtheCat

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I said in another thread we should just take over the country and run it our way and kill anybody that tries to stop up. Americanize the place. Make it the 52nd state.

What was the 51st state, Iraq?

Puerto Rico