Originally posted by: Lemon law
But our mistake is trying to put the cart in front of the horse and try to impose rather than understand what the population wants and needs. When the preconditions are established we can win over the Afghani people, but until those preconditions are established, we can't even hope to communicate.
The population wants to produce opium. It's what they know and are good at. It puts food on the table. Thankfully, the opportunity which was supressed under the Taliban has been restored under occupation (Allah akbar!).
