result #125390 - HOW TO SUCCEED IN AFGHANISTAN?

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HOW TO SUCCEED IN AFGHANISTAN?

[+] serious ballot by Mithrandir
ACTIVE Apr 05,2008 - Sun Apr 05, 09

(source: the International Crisis Group)
For the last 30 years of sustained conflict, Afghanistan is suffering from the same problem - abusive power-holders prey on the local population. The power-holders may change, from communists and the Soviet military, to mujahedeen, the Taliban and now re-empowered war lords, but the behaviour is consistent. A culture of impunity, highly personalized rule and abuse of large segments of the local population based on tribal, ethnic or sectarian affiliation.

There are no institutions - just powerful men. And the population is resentful and alienated from anyone who holds or represents power, whether they are warlords turned governors, the Afghan government or the international forces who support them.

In the last six years of NATO military presence in Afghanistan, there has been a predominant emphasis on quick and dirty fixes that haven't worked.

The solution may lie in the development of a more accountable government, with representative institutions and service delivery to the local population.

What do you think should be done for Afghanistan?

support the development of accountable governance	11
nothing, just leave and let them figure it out	2
put more troops on the ground to stabilize the country	1
Other (please comment)	1
bribe the Taliban	0
keep on trying things that will it make seem as if we are succeeding	0

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COMMENTS:
Voted : support the development of accountable governance
Best of all proffered options. Great ballot.

by Truthseeker013 on Sat Apr 05, 08 12:13pm [+]

Voted : nothing, just leave and let them figure it out
everybody with a half a brain said that's a quagmire that we don't want to get involved in.

now that we are there, we have the moral responsibility to the oppressed people of Afganistan.

I say stop bribing the warlords so they don't get the $$ to buy more bullets, section off a small democratic "enterprise zone" either inside afganistan or in US, get the oppressed and the motivated, intellectuals and those who want to learn, and teach them how to survive in the global market, and use them as the rallying point for the rest of Afganistan.

when they see their neighbors succeeding without weapons, they will put down their weapons and join them too.

by LCD on Sat Apr 05, 08 3:03pm [+]

It's easy for us to say they need to stand up for themselves and support an accountable government and everything will be just fine. These people live in fear for their lives and their families lives. It's hard to find a NATO lead conflict as under supported as this. Kosovo and Bosnia had 15 times the troop deployment. NATO countries don't want to get involved in Afghanistan. Maybe because it's not Europe, I don't know. One thing for sure is there will be no rebuilding unless the country is secure.

by ClosetIguana on Mon Apr 07, 08 12:25pm [+]

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