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Afghan Reality

By James from Brooklyn, NY - Apr 10th, 2009 at 2:30 pm EDT

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Trying to make Afghanistan a Democratic country is not the right strategy. We should form a new government based on a legistlature made by population number and a local ruling Jirga Governor representing each tribe and sect. The president is selected from the ruling governors that would have local control but not export their form of Sharia to others. We must insist Afghan girls be educated since they will pass their knowledge onto their children. Tribe by Pashtun tribe we must replace poppy with Caterpillar tractors and Deere farm equipment. Building the roads needed to get produce to market is a job for NATO. Funding a railway to Pakistan would create local jobs and get the agrarian economy of Afghanistan into the large market next door. Getting the schools, clinics, reservoirs, and waste treatment plants will spur local economic growth with the addition of roads. Electrical generation can be done with generators from G.E. Win the people tribe by tribe, make them self sufficient and they will come to our side. One way to change how we conserve would be to take the ethanol subsides for corn turn them into feed/food to export to Afghan farmers (chickens, goats etc.) to increase their livestock holdings, feed the starving elsewhere and use our Navy to get aid where needed. Feed corn is a nice subsidy for an agrarian economy whose GNP should increase greatly with the market next door in Pakistan. Getting the Afghan security forces to be honest is a priority to winning over the people. NATO again should be strong in these efforts. The faster poppy is eradicated and replaced, the quicker this war will be won. Getting the Karzai government to be stronger and more honest should also be addressed in private.

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By SUE DUVALL SMITH from IndianaV.O.B. Apr 10th 2009 at 2:52 pm EDT (Updated Apr 10th 2009 at 2:52 pm EDT)

has a serious problem. I think that needs to be replaced because I don't believe he can be trusted....AT ALL! THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT ISSUE!

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