tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826412902932354539.post2893750127684491232..comments2023-07-20T08:41:41.087-04:00Comments on Tilting at Windmills: "Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves".Quixotiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06087377725237482826noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826412902932354539.post-65433544802549102342010-11-18T14:01:32.963-05:002010-11-18T14:01:32.963-05:00But at this stage, it's not at all clear that ...But at this stage, it's not at all clear that there SHOULD be any more military contributions on our part: not when what we'd train them to do is... hunt & kill the Taliban (while we ourselves hide from them), but the Karzain gov't actually wants & intends to MAKE PEACE with the Taliban.<br /><br />No, better to give them more development aid -- which we just cut in half! -- to train up all the _civilian_ functions which have gone dormant there, as most of the country is either in some sort of military capacity already, or: is growing & trading opium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826412902932354539.post-89520531071897389622010-11-18T05:02:00.268-05:002010-11-18T05:02:00.268-05:00I very much like your commentary and presentation ...I very much like your commentary and presentation ... witty, smart, poignant + boisterous !!!Dennis Hollingsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13816938177042668969noreply@blogger.com