tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post3734440359901244521..comments2023-10-29T05:29:58.599-04:00Comments on Right-Side-of-Lowell: AfghanistanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-33602226006678915632009-09-10T06:58:36.786-04:002009-09-10T06:58:36.786-04:00Ncrossland,
But in the case of ousting the Taliba...Ncrossland,<br /><br />But in the case of ousting the Taliban back in 2001, it seems we had a moral cause for going in that was far greater than just "democracy-building" or "nation-building."<br /><br />Now, the reality is that we're there. I 100% agree with you that's it their war and their fight to determine their nation's future, but I also think we should be making the full-fledged nation-building commitment needed so we don't either a) abandon allies, or b) let the country devolve back into chaos.<br /><br />Here's to a healthy Civil Affairs presence there and in other developing nations where we can partner with local forces while they provide the muscle..<br /><br />best,<br />gpThe New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-77719691199147927852009-09-09T10:55:34.667-04:002009-09-09T10:55:34.667-04:00And because it is their war to win, not ours, it f...And because it is their war to win, not ours, it follows that it is also their war to fight, not ours. We continually invite ourselves into other sovereign nations to "right wrongs" and "make them safe for democracy" but in fact, we merely subject ourselves to one more quaqmire because it is their country to run, not ours, their choices to make, not ours, their sacrifices, not ours. If a sovereign nation determines within that it desires a "democracy" then it will achieve it on its own as a matter of national choice and priority. <br /><br />The problem for the US is that it has failed to recognize that other societies and nation-states do not embrace the same objectives and philosophies as we embrace. Put simply, not everyone desires "freedom" or "democracy." One man's tyranny is anothers blessing and stability.ncrosslandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667362872097065210noreply@blogger.com