tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901904543095970687.post3078023489670559265..comments2022-11-04T23:33:00.731-04:00Comments on Jenna's Blog: InsomniaJenna's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986126976227962394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901904543095970687.post-5572232420608563282009-10-15T10:31:44.250-04:002009-10-15T10:31:44.250-04:00Your observations and subsequent commentary on the...Your observations and subsequent commentary on the nature of insurgency and how to combat it are exactly accurate. We have failed since Vietnam to learn the essential lessons of winning insurgent wars- modernization guts unrest. As you state it, roads are the tools for winning hearts and minds, as are other infrastructure that you and your fellow engineers have the know-how to implement. I think building schools is great and will in the long run be essential, but quite frankly they do not do the real work of fighting insurgent support when the largest groups of people fighting are those who go without basic services, let alone education. I think pretty much any social scientist who looks at Afghan society would agree that your statements about what should be done are completely correct, and it is maddening to know that the advice of experts in engineering and social science are not really involved in crafting a military directive for reigning in afghan insurgency. I am sorry that you and your fellow officers and enlisted are forced to deal with this lack of effective leadership, and hope that it soon changes.Socinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765743699394152250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901904543095970687.post-6018130002228833462009-09-27T15:36:06.378-04:002009-09-27T15:36:06.378-04:00Dear Jenna,
I wish that there were some magic word...Dear Jenna,<br />I wish that there were some magic words i could give you that would help. Only cliches come to mind. The main one being "War is Hell."<br />Know that we love you and think of you daily.<br />A.KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com