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Originally posted by ktsnake
The crystal ball is cloudy.
I doubt it though. We simply do not have the manpower to do something like this. No one really does.
This is one of the problems with our current foreign diplomacy (or lack thereof sometimes). We exchange a peaceful present for a questionable tomorrow. In Afghanistan and Iraq, there are strong efforts underway to establish a strong public school system.
Will they be sufficient?
Only time will tell.
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Okay this I agree with.... an all to often truth is that foreign policy is dictated my domestic politics (thinking baout the next election), when in a lot of cases it is long term planning that is need....
In the case of Afghanistan or Iraq, pulling out after a year or three is short sighted to say the least. People love to use Japan or Germany as an example, but even then forces were in place for close to a decade as "occupiers", to ensure a compentent reconstruction effort was made.
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