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The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
I will not be discussing the conspiracy theory that the U.S. conspired to begin attacking Afghansitan only after 9-11 and that the reasons for the attack on Afghanistan were because of 9-11.
Apparently the U.S. was planning on attacking Afghanistan before 9-11 and this was due to the inability to reach a deal on an oil pipeline. The Taliban was seen as a possible stable government that the U.S. could use to build a pipeline through, then talks were beginning to break down partly due to other key players attempting to secure a pipeline. The U.S. shortly before 9-11 began to see the Taliban as less trustworthy to secure a pipeline that would benefit american companies instead of other countries that were negotiating with the Taliban for an oil pipeline.
At one point very shortly before 9-11 in a last ditch effort to secure a pipeline deal an american representative said to the Taliban...either accept our carpet of gold or we will bury you under a carpet of bombs.
Here is a timeline of events in the pipeline negotiations with the Taliban: Also note that even shortly after 9-11 and before the U.S. invasion the U.S. was even holding last negotiations with the Taliban on an oil pipeline.
RE: The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
You're passionate, that can be a positive asset. But know your audience, or they may kick you out ... as I remember there being a lengthy thread on that very thing.
Maybe reword future political topics to include religious angles? "Was the invasion of Afghanistan really to curb religious extremism?"
RE: The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
Alright I'll give you a second chance, but only because someone seems crazier then you right now.
Afghanistan was a total shit storm prior to 9/11.
Osama and friends had effectively taken over the country. He was certainly acting like he owned the place.
He'd go to the Middle East and talk to politicians like he owned the place etc..
So this got the ACTUAL leader a tad annoyed. Probably to the point of potential civil war, but that's just speculation. This is why Afghan troops are also fighting on the side of America. The leader of Afghanistan welcomed American troops.
If anything, the Afghanistan war makes the most sense of the whole shit storm related to Osama and 9/11 etc..
RE: The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
Quote:Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday criticized US tactics in Afghanistan, accusing American and NATO forces of contributing to the violence and corruption in his country.
Quote:The bigger corruption is the corruption in contracts. The contracts are not issued by the Afghan government. The contracts are issued by the international community, mainly by the United States," he said. "Now whether this corruption in Afghanistan is an accident, a byproduct of the situation in the past 10 years or is it perpetrated also on purpose is today my main question"
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RE: The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
(10-12-2012 09:21 PM)earmuffs Wrote: Alright I'll give you a second chance, but only because someone seems crazier then you right now.Yes the social, political and economic structure of Afghanistan since the U.S. kicked those evil commies out with all their women in politics and atheist evilness was certainly a clusterfuck.
Bin Laden nor was any other group in control of Afghanistan for some time, it was in constant civil war, the Taliban and the Northern Alliance were in a civil war, at the time the Taliban was our favorites that the west helped propped up. Ironically after the U.S. invaded they used many of the Northern Alliance leaders to help defeat the Taliban and to eventually put some of the Northern Alliance peeps into positions of power. The Northern Alliance were like the tribal/muslim nut jobs while the taliban were less tribal/muslim nut jobs and members of both are known to have many "former" (wink wink) alqaeda fighters.
The U.S. up until weeks before 9-11 and even a couple of times after 9-11 before the invasion were in negotiations with the Taliban about putting an oil pipeline in that country and were more than willing to overlook any terrorist ties to Bin Laden or human rights in Afghanistan. Days before 9-11 when the U.S. still negotiating with the Taliban and threatening them with a carpet of bombs if they don't accept the U.S. pipeline deal Bin Laden was in a Pakistan military hospital getting kidney dialysis treatment according to U.S. reports. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OW4A-yd9BI Bin Laden certainly was not leading any kind of government or in any kind of power in Afghanistan.
RE: The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
Quote:Yes the social, political and economic structure of Afghanistan since
Hey, a clusterfuck is a clusterfuck.
Besides, Afghanistan has always been a clusterfuck (that whole middle eastern region).
I think you will find that it was actually equal if not superior to the Western world (europe in the case) right up to the point of the Mongol Empire. The Timurid's in particular for Afghanistan. The Timurid's literally killed and flattened all in their wake. The region hasn't really recovered since, not to a state that it was prior (that being rather a nice place for a holiday, now.. not so much).
So just to put this out there that to blame the Yanks for the clusterfuck that is that region isn't accurate. The shit with China didn't help I image, wait was that Afghanistan? Maybe the small one starting with T next to Afghanistan. I dunno, if I cared enough I'd probably know.
Anyway, blah blah, what does this oil pipeline have to do with me?
RE: The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
(11-12-2012 06:26 AM)earmuffs Wrote:Actually, since you claimed that Afghanistan and that whole region has always been a clusterfuck I decided to look up pictures of Afghanistan decades ago, during the 50's and 60's. The king of Afghanistan at the time was like the Yugoslavian Leader Tito, he was too leftist according to the west but not leftist enough for the Soviet Union so he was able to play both sides. The pictures of Afghanistan under a controlled/highly regulated economy that leaned socialist and was ruled by a king are very horrible pictures. Just horrible.... http://englishrussia.com/2011/07/21/the-...e-50s-60s/Quote:Yes the social, political and economic structure of Afghanistan since
Warning: these pictures of Afghanistan under a highly controlled and regulated economy (much like Chavez in venezuela) are disturbing. Don't look at these pictures of life under such an economy in front of children.
RE: The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
Quote:Zahir Shah's rule, like the kings before him, was one of almost total autocratic
The king was actually overthrown. Can't have been good if it resulted in that.
But he was overthrown by a family member so...
11-12-2012, 07:34 AM (This post was last modified: 11-12-2012 07:37 AM by I and I.)
RE: The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
(11-12-2012 07:18 AM)earmuffs Wrote:He was overthrown by a communist leaning guy then as this communist leaning guy begins to appease and allow the people to have more say in government (DEMOCRACY) the people choose islamic laws so this appeasing to religious extremism causes the Soviet Union to overthrow this guy and replace him with another communist.Quote:Zahir Shah's rule, like the kings before him, was one of almost total autocratic
Autocratic rulership doesn't doesn't automatically mean a bad country, anymore than a capitalist democracy automatically means a free society where every lives a good life.
Are you claiming the standards of life in the pictures you see in that link are WORSE than afghanistan under the Taliban?
I brought this issue up during my first week as forum member, how democracy isn't synonymous with freedom at all. The muslim overthrow of secular leaders in Afghanistan was a popular movement and most of the people supported it...democracy by definition...however look what this democracy brought.
RE: The invasion of Afghanistan...what was this all about?
Quote:He was overthrown by a communist leaning guy then as this communist
Exactly, you will find your precious Soviets were the ones to fuck up Afghanistan (even though it wasn't as good as you are claiming), not America. (well.. Soviets first, America later).
And I never said dictatorships/monarchies etc.. are always bad. I don't know where you're getting that from.
Given the right person I would prefer a dictatorship over democracy any day.
BUT because the key part of that "the right person" is often so so rare with dictatorships it's not favorable as the only way typically to get rid of a dictator is through coup or revolution (see Islamic world, Africa, Middle East, Fiji for proof of that).
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If you wish, you may use Libxc in your own code; Libxc is released under the LGPL license (v. 3.0). You can download the code from here:
- libxc 4.0.1
- libxc 4.0.0
- libxc 3.0.0
- libxc 2.2.3 (identical to 2.1.3, except that the Fortran interfaces are in a separate library)
- libxc 2.1.3
- libxc 2.2.2 (identical to 2.1.2, except that the Fortran interfaces are in a separate library)
- libxc 2.1.2
- libxc 2.2.1 (identical to 2.1.1, except that the Fortran interfaces are in a separate library)
- libxc 2.1.1
- libxc 2.2.0 (identical to 2.1.0, except that the Fortran interfaces are in a separate library)
- libxc 2.1.0
- libxc 2.0.3
- libxc 2.0.2
- libxc 2.0.1
- libxc 2.0.0
- libxc 1.2.0 (not compatible with Octopus 4.0.1, use 1.1.0)
- libxc 1.1.0
- libxc 1.0.0 (older version)
You can also get it directly from the svn repository. If you plan to develop libxc, you should get the development version from the repository:
$ svn co http://www.tddft.org/svn/libxc/trunk/ libxc $ cd libxc $ autoreconf -i $ ./configure $ make $ make install
The trac page is here: http://www.tddft.org/trac/libxc. While there is a testsuite provided, it will report some errors in most cases. This is not something to worry about.
Libxc is now available in Fedora. To compile against libxc one just needs to install the development package with
$ yum -y install libxc-devel
If the Libxc Fortran module file is needed, one needs to add '-I/usr/lib64/gfortran/modules' or '-I/usr/lib/gfortran/modules' (on 32-bit systems) to the compiler arguments.
Libxc was added to this Ubuntu repository for easier installation. To add this repository to Ubuntu, all one has to do is type-in:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hogliux/misstep
Now Libxc can be installed via the Ubuntu software centre and will receive automatic updates.
Libxc for Mac OSX is available from the Homebrew package manager. After Homebrew installation one types in:
$ brew install gfortran $ brew install libxc
Libxc was also added to the macports repository for easier installation on Mac OS X. After installing macports the user can type in:
$ sudo port selfupdate $ sudo port install libxc
Again the user will receive automatic updates. Note: installation time takes very long because gfortran needs to be built first.
C interface
The C interface of libxc is defined in the header src/xc.h.
Fortran interface
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Demonstrators carry a giant mock pipeline while calling for the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline during a rally in front of the White House in Washington November 6, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
No one wants to dwell on the faults of a successful campaign. Featuring mass celebrity arrests and dramatic images of thousands encircling the White House, last year's struggle to halt the Keystone XL pipeline has come to be regarded as a model of progressive activism in the Obama era. But the Keystone campaign also holds a sobering lesson for progressives: The "blue-green alliance" between labor and environmentalists is on life support, and unless it can be revived, this fight may yet be lost—along with many other climate battles down the road.
At the height of the Keystone debate, four unions stood with the titans of the fossil fuel industry to lambaste progressive environmentalists as extremist job killers. The Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) president, Terry O'Sullivan, went so far as to describe unionists who opposed the climate-destroying pipeline as being "under the skirts of delusional environmental groups which stand in the way of creating good, much needed American jobs."
This January, when President Obama again rejected the expedited construction of the pipeline, O'Sullivan doubled down, saying, "We're repulsed by some of our supposed brothers and sisters lining up with job killers like the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council to destroy the lives of working men and women."
It was clear who O'Sullivan was talking about: the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU), which had dared to stand with environmental allies against Keystone. O'Sullivan's vicious attacks on his fellow unionists were not even acknowledged by other labor officials until LIUNA and the building trades unions began running advertisements in Midwestern swing states attacking the president. It was only then that AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka noted the tension, explaining that "unions don't agree among ourselves."
By that point, the industry had succeeded in casting the entire house of labor in the Keystone XL camp, with American Petroleum Institute's Jack Gerard declaring, "We will stand shoulder to shoulder with labor unions that have backed the pipeline, including the Teamsters and the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department." The public perception of unified labor support for the pipeline persists—bolstering the industry's fearmongering about the threat to the economy posed by environmentalists and their penchant for job-killing regulations, and souring labor's relations with progressive allies in the environmental movement at a moment when unions are under broad assault and desperately need support.
Why, after decades of talk about the importance of a labor–environmental alliance, can't the blues and the greens get it together?
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Let's leave aside, for now, the way that mainstream environmentalism has proven tone-deaf to class issues over the years. It's equally important to understand that, from Marxists to mainstreamers, few union leaders believe any issue really matters except unions. Joe Uehlein, former secretary-treasurer of the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO, and recently the founder of a new Labor Network for Sustainability (a network of 6,000 grassroots labor and sustainability activists), underscored this point. "When I was putting this new network together, I met systematically with fifteen presidents of major unions in America," he said. "Of the fifteen I met with, not one said their union should be working on the climate issue. They just didn't see it as their work."


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Back in the game
I've taken more than an hour to try to talk myself out of concluding that John Kerry won tonight's debate. I haven't succeeded. Senator Kerry, I think, edged President Bush on substance and, surprisingly, looked better throughout. Bush didn't do badly. He committed no gaffes and spoke compellingly at times. He also landed some great shots, especially when he wondered how Kerry was going to get allies to join "the »
Live-Blogging the Debate
I'm at a blogger party hosted by David Strom of the Taxpayers' League. It's a fairly rowdy event, with not only the entire Northern Alliance (less the Trunk), but a number of other bloggers as well. We have a nice wireless connection and plenty of outlets–also plenty of beer–so we're ready to go. The GOP is putting out an instantaneous, real-time critique of factual assertions by John Kerry. If you »
By popular demand
Reader Steve Beck writes: "I haven't read you guys for a little while. Any comment from Big Trunk re [Brian Wilson's] Smile [recording, released Tuesday]?" Funny you should ask, Steve. While Rocket Man is live blogging the debate tonight, I'll be attending the premiere live performance of the reconstructed version of the legendary lost album in downtown Minneapolis tonight. I'll be back later with something on the show. »
Barone's footnote
Political historian and analyst extraordinaire Michael Barone has kindly written to add a footnote to our post on Kerry's fictional explanation for his $87 billion mistake: One more thing should be noted about John Kerry's statement on Good Morning America that he made his inarticulate (actually quite articulate) "I did actually vote for . . . " statement late at night in the primary season. You correctly pointed out that »
Gulliver's Travails
The esteemed editors of the New Criterion magazine have sent us the featured article by John O'Sullivan in the forthcoming October issue: "Gulliver's Travails." »
Wizbang Nails Globe, "Expert"
You may have seen reports that some alleged "expert" has given the opinion that the forged CBS documents on President Bush's National Guard service are authentic. We haven't followed this closely, since this story is as dead as a door nail, and an "expert" can be found to say absolutely anything. When Bill Burkett says the documents were handed to him by some guy he never saw before at a »
Peter Beinart's stretch
In this Washington Post op-ed, Peter Beinart of The New Republic argues that President Bush is really the candidate of "retreat and defeat" with respect to Iraq. Beinart reasons that Bush is committed to honoring the wishes of the leaders elected by Iraqis and that, since Iraqis will certainly elect a candidates who wants the U.S. out, we will be more or less ordered to leave. Beinart's piece starts out »
Second Quarter Figures Revised Upward
GDP grew at a 3.3% rate in the second quarter, revised upward from the 2.8% initially reported, Reuters reports: "It looks like the economy wasn't all that soft in the second quarter," said economist Gary Thayer of A.G. Edwards and Sons Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri. "Generally, it shows the economy healthy and seeing growth in most categories." UPDATE: Reader Steve Reavis pointed us to this Associated Press story on »
Silky Kerry
If you're a horse racing fan of a certain age, you might enjoy this bit of election handicapping by my conservative cousin from New York: "Your Power Line post suggests that the MSM will seek to hype a comeback kid scenario for Kerry. Remember how, after Iowa, MSM compared Kerry to Seabiscuit, the legendary underdog and likened Bush to War Admiral, the horse with all the advantages. Actually, in equestrian »
Lots of good lines
and perhaps some wisdom in this George Will piece about tonight's debate. Here's my favorite bit: "By late this evening we may know whether, beyond wishful thinking, Kerry's real answer to the Iraq conundrum amounts to telling Americans to face defeat gracefully. In which case, he will have to do just that." »
Plan C
Jim Hoagland of the Washington Post offers Kerry this advice for tonight's debate — cheat. UPDATE: Apparently, the Kerry campaign has decided to take this advice. AP reports that the campaign demanded that lights signaling when a debater's time has expired (lights agreed to by Kerry's representative) be removed from the lecterns. When the debate commission refused, Kerry's folks threatened to remove the lights with a screwdriver. »
A message from Terry McAuliffe
Hoping to bridge the "enthusiasm gap" referred to below by Rocket Man, and seeking to prevent President Bush from "stealing the debate," DNC head Terry McAuliffe has sent the following message to his troops: Tonight, don't let George Bush's henchmen steal another victory. We need your online help immediately after the debate, so save this email, print it out, and have it ready with you as you watch the first »
"Enthusiasm Gap" Threatens Dems
The Washington Post notes that 65% of President Bush's supporters say they are "very enthusiastic" about their candidate, while only 42% of John Kerry's supporters describe themselves as "very enthusiastic": That's a 23-point difference in relative excitement. Although the polling record is incomplete for earlier elections, the available data suggest that the enthusiasm gap in the 2000 presidential campaign was negligible, at best. In an election in which turnout is »
More Voter Fraud
Michelle Malkin has a good roundup on attempted voter fraud in Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and Wisconsin. A few days ago, we noted attempted voter fraud in Wisconsin by a liberal group called the "New Voter Project." Michelle reports that a criminal investigation of the liberal group is about to be undertaken: A group that says it has registered 30,000 voters in southeastern Wisconsin could face a criminal investigation »
Gallup Reports Big Florida Lead for Bush
Nine points, to be exact, among likely voters. Do you suppose some Floridians might be annoyed at being treated as a third-world country by Jimmy Carter? The trend of Gallup reporting results favorable to President Bush continues. I'm not a polling expert, but my understanding is that Gallup does not correct for a possible "over-sample" of either party. So if a lot of people are describing themselves as Republicans, Gallup »
How hard can it be
to tie John Kerry in knots over Iraq if even Diane Sawyer can do it? Consider this exchange, as reproduced by PoliPundit: DIANE SAWYER: Was the war in Iraq worth it? JOHN KERRY: We should not have gone to war knowing the information that we know today. DS: So it was not worth it. JK: We should not »
Kerry Fools the Times
From this morning's Corrections section of the New York Times: An article on Thursday about political advertising in the presidential campaign, including a commercial that accused John Kerry of having "secretly met with the enemy" in Paris in the 1970's, misidentified the parties with whom Mr. Kerry said he had met at the Vietnam peace talks. (The error was repeated in articles on Friday and Saturday.) The parties were the »


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Austin E. Lathrop Residence Hall opened in 1962 as on-campus housing for 134 male students. For a number of years Lathrop Hall was coed by floor. In 2007, Conference Services converted Lathrop Hall into accommodations for campus visitors who pay for their lodging. Funds generated were used to keep costs down for students living on campus. In 2009, Lathrop was once again designated as a residence hall.
Austin E. "Cap" Lathrop was born in 1865 in Michigan. Lathrop was, for a time, Alaska's wealthiest resident. In 1924, his Alaska Moving Picture Corp. produced The Chechahcos, the first feature-length film shot entirely in Alaska.
He was named to the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines Board of Trustees in 1933, a position he held until his death. He served as vice president of the board from 1933 – 1950. In 1935, when the college was renamed, the AAC & SM Board of Trustees became the UA Board of Regents.


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What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Tasty tacos with a vegan twist
February 23, 2012
Welcome to the taco – a Mexican food created with a corn or flour tortilla folded around a pile of filling. A taco can be concocted with or without meat, poultry and seafood. But a vegetarian taco is a nice break for your palate and body. Think cheese, lettuce, and homemade salsa.
Dozens of moons ago, I endured a romantic break up and fled to Santa Cruz Mountains and into the life of a man I didn't know. The good part was I was accompanied by my black Lab and cat – two easy-going companions. I shared the house with an uptight man who wanted a servant. I obliged and went through the motions of cooking. One morning I paid a visit to a neighbor, a nurturing teacher. She could feel my frustration and hunger for a fur fix. Read: My keeper wouldn't allow my dog or cat indoors; we were separated by glass doors. She heard my cry for help, "I can't sleep or eat." So, she warmed up a flour tortilla with cheddar cheese and offered it to me. (It was a sign for me to take care of myself. Soon after I left and took my warm-hearted critters with me.) And this week, I'm returning the unforgotten favor to this woman who reached out with a warm taco.
While traditional tacos are often filled with something that once had eyes, there is something special and comforting about creating this dish with natural cheese and veggies. I promise you the taste will woo your taste buds and help you chase away unwanted winter weight before spring – and make you feel good, too.
Vegetarian Tacos
2 whole wheat flour tortillas
1-2 teaspoons European style butter
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1/4 – 1/2 cup cheese (a blend of four Mexican types)
1/2 cup organic baby spinach
6 Roma tomatoes, chopped
2 chilies, minced
1/3 cup red onion, chopped
1/2-1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
A dash of Mediterranean sea salt and pepper
In a bowl, place chopped tomatoes, onions, chilies, olive oil, and spices. Put in fridge for about an hour to chill for a better flavor. In a skillet, heat a bit of butter. Place one tortilla in it for about one minute until it bubbles and turn over. Repeat. Sprinkle cheese on it and fold over till cheese is melted. Remove. Repeat. Top with lettuce and salsa. Makes 2 tacos.
These taco shells are not too hard or too soft but crisp to perfection. Not only are these tacos tangy with the salsa made from scratch but the creamy cheese is a taco to love. Not to forget, they have plenty of good vitamins and minerals for you. The warm and fuzzy addition: I made these tacos amongst my dear indoor friends: Simon, Seth, and Zen – my carnivorous critters who make my house a comforting cabin year-round.
Motto: You can't change the past, but you can change the present with good food and a home with the scent and soul of dog(s) and cat(s).


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March 14, 2012
The Placer County Agricultural Commissioner, Joshua P. Huntsinger, today brought an item before the Board of Supervisors to select a contractor who will do agricultural marketing for Placer County.
After a competitive recruitment process, the County Agricultural Department assembled a diverse evaluation panel and Merlot Marketing of Sacramento was selected from 10 applicants. The Board of Supervisors has approved the $79,995 contract, which will run from March 13, 2012 until June 30, 2013.
"Agriculture in Placer County is a $65 million a year industry," said Huntsinger. "Our goal is to assist farmers in remaining profitable and increase their sales. This is a significant boost to our economy."
Merlot Marketing will work with agricultural organizations, as well as individual farmers and ranchers to promote local products and events that feature those products. The marketing effort will use local, regional and national media to tout the benefits and uniqueness of Placer County-grown produce and products made from that produce.
The marketing program, which began in 2001, continued annually until 2009, when difficult economic times forced its suspension. The Board of Supervisors approved funding for the program for fiscal year 2011-2012. The Agricultural Commissioner worked with the agricultural community last year to put together a new program that benefits the county's farmers and ranchers.


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Civilised Military Doctrine
US military doctrine has historically alternated between conventional warfare and counter-insurgency approaches. President George W. Bush was following the conventional logic when he began the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Under the motto "search and destroy", he set out to obliterate enemies.
In both conflicts, however, commanders on the ground began to reconsider the effectiveness of counter-insurgency in the face of mounting problems. They understood that a "search and destroy" approach will never succeed when troops inflict so much suffering upon the civilian people that ever more recruits join the insurgents.
In late 2006, when George Bush was still in office, the US Army's new Field Manual Counter Insurgency (FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5, page 1-21) stated a new paradigm: "The primary objective of any COIN operation is to foster development of effective governance by a legitimate government."
The US military: less militaristic
This doctrine is in line with the notion of comprehensive security, which German governments composed of various parties have espoused in recent years. According to the German doctrine, security is based not only on military strength but also on societal legitimacy and effective government action.
Nonetheless, the German public still does not understand that President Barack Obama bolstered troop numbers in Afghanistan not to gain more firepower against the Taliban, but to enable forces to operate in a more police-like manner.
There are many reasons why the US military today portrays itself as a tool of policymaking rather than as the solution to the problem. In view of likely failure in Afghanistan, one reason is to involve as many actors as possible so as not to be the only institution bearing responsibility. After all, everyone now knows that Obama plans to start withdrawing troops in 2011.
Such considerations do not alter the fact, however, that the proclaimed military goal in Afghanistan is politically correct: effective governance by a legitimate government. Whether international non-governmental agencies subscribe to a military logic or not, they are serving military intentions and supporting NATO's troops as long as they manage to improve the situation for Afghanistan's people.
Not that military action should be beyond criticism. The point is that generic complaints about military semantics or the increase of troops are futile.
Critics must spell out precisely where and when soldiers are undermining the civilised military goal of effective governance by a legitimate government. Massacres are an obvious example – such as the one in Iraq that was recently documented on wikileaks.org. It is similarly unacceptable to count many civilian dead as "collateral damage", as was the case following the Kunduz airstrike initiated by a German officer in 2009.
A long run
There are however many other obstacles en route to societal stability in Afghanistan. The drugs economy is one, and if the allied forces are serious about winning hearts and minds, then simply eliminating it can hardly be the right approach. Another dilemma is that nepotism is all too common in a society marked by deep ethnic divides, but people only tend to consider it legitimate when it occurs within their own respective clan.
Depressingly, the US only switched to counter insurgency very late. This strategy takes a lot of time. Effective governance and governmental legitimacy in the eyes of the people cannot be installed over night. Far more dubious than the military doctrine, therefore, is the time span in which Western leaders proclaim they will get things done.
If they are serious about counter insurgency, the start of next year's planned pull-out cannot be on a large scale, but will have to be initially quite marginal. Western governments' rhetoric suggests everything will be over in four years or so. That is hardly more credible than the German Left Party's stance of "development assistance instead of troops". If more than humanitarian aid is to be achieved in Afghanistan, then both of these will be needed for many more years to come.
Hans Dembowski
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Hans Dembowski is editor-in-chief of Development and Cooperation.
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Western Powers Don't Know Afghanistan
What are the main problems concerning the rebuilding of Afghanistan, what are the West's mistakes? And why are Afghan-Turkish relations so special? Hikmet Çetin, NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2006 and former Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaks to Ayşe Karabat
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How did the Taliban manage to transform itself from a local militia to a cross-regional power, bringing large expanses of Afghanistan under its control virtually overnight? By Joseph Croitoru
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In Search of Moderate Taliban
It appears that President Obama's idea of entering into dialogue with so-called "moderate Taliban" has met with a surprisingly positive reaction. Although the idea was initially rejected categorically by those close to Mullah Omar, the Taliban would now appear to be ready to talk. Martin Gerner reports from Herat