...that the idea of developing a "central government" is tragically laughable yet Obama is sending our men and women in to die for this illusion and people here defend him.
Is my premise off? Am I wrong here? Can a workable central government be assembled in 18 months?
Anything a bunch of message board people can "come up with" on Afghanistan has been thought through with actual data and expertise by policy experts. Do they think a central government can be formed in 18 months. Probably not. They think a series of conditions that will force hostile parties to enter into less damaging relationships can be developed, and that's probably sufficient.
and, unfortunately I'm not where I can expound upon that now, but google news the words obama Afghanistan tribal province etc over the last few months. you'll see the strategy since the election mishap has shifted toward strentheing the provincial leadership away from the central one
8. To me it seems the goal is to create regional dictators that are loyal to Kabul
and the US. We will give them money and weapons to defend against the Taliban, or we will kill them, seems to be the plan. It seems simple enough but what is to stop them from going to war with each other once we arm them and they get a feel for absolute power.
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