Our government is active in the field and does a better - a far better - job of recruiting. The Afghans may see Jones and company on a television as they burn Korans. But they know what it means to live the life of the occupied and we are the occupiers. They have experienced death and destruction firsthand and, in many cases, we are the killers and destroyers. They are the ones without a government that can supply the basics of life and we nation-builders allow this to go on day after day, week after week.
How would you react at our actions if you were an Afghan? How pleased would you be with your life in a state of war? Would you eventually conclude that your only choice is to revolt?
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Well said. Too many Westerners (not just Americans) fail to address these questions.
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