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Originally Posted by Brush Okie
That is one of the major weaknesses of US counterinsurgeny operation aka PRC aka COIN (pick your favorite term) for years. We look at their culture through western eyes insted of looking at it through their eyes and impliment programs that would work in western europe but not there.
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This is so true!! Same thing in OIF,
but hey it worked there.
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Originally Posted by Brush Okie
I talked to an Afgan that said he is through with that country. He wants his kids to grow up here and become american. In his opinion the ONLY way to change things is through the education of the populace and espically the women of Afganistan. He told me it would take 20 years at least. When his wife arrived he forbid her from wearing a burka or even a head scarf. He told her it is not the culture here on top of that it would draw too much attention. Two weeks after they got here I met his teenage daughter and she was wearing jeans and T-shirt. You could not tell her from any other girl of her age by looking at her.
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I think it is better when the Afghans Terps that come here go back and do something. They can stay here, but do something for their Country. I had one come and go back and he Open up a tin or corrugated steel shops.. added jobs to Kabul (didn't really need it) and Kandahar. Plans on TK and Mazar. Another is working DOS Job in PAK, supporting Family in Country.
Good to see them adjusting well too.
