Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The MADA Approach.
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Beer #1 @1600L. Running very late today due to disturbed sleep (again):(Bed at 2330. Heavy rad from above and below 0500-0530. Warm. Up at 0530. 4.5 hours sleep. Bed again at 0715. TCR until up at 1145, cold. THRUB and/or TCR otherwise.) Total of about 6 hours sleep. Good enough.
I have actually been doing research on the Afghanistan Surge question (via CNN, NBC, ABC, and NBC/MSNBC. Also PBS (Frontline: Obaba's War - which I have yet to watch)). Very complex, and far beyond little ole me. Fighting an insurgency in C-III is simple: give 'em some entertainment. Could we apply that principle in Afghanistan? Lessee... we need to entertain millions of primitive people who suffer under the yoke of an ancient and oppressive religion/culture?! Yeesh. How do you entertain The Taliban? I say, make a deal with them and concentrate on Al Queda in Pakistan. We need to stop this 'war against Islam' and address the underlying issues, foremost of which is the Israeli-Palestinian question. Whew. Can I go now?
No? You want a definitive suggestion? Ok, here it is: give every village in Afghanistan a giant HDTV set and a satellite receiver. Require them to watch Sex in the City. Modernity is the Acid which will Dissolve Ancient nonsense.
Beer #1 @1600L. Running very late today due to disturbed sleep (again):(Bed at 2330. Heavy rad from above and below 0500-0530. Warm. Up at 0530. 4.5 hours sleep. Bed again at 0715. TCR until up at 1145, cold. THRUB and/or TCR otherwise.) Total of about 6 hours sleep. Good enough.
I have actually been doing research on the Afghanistan Surge question (via CNN, NBC, ABC, and NBC/MSNBC. Also PBS (Frontline: Obaba's War - which I have yet to watch)). Very complex, and far beyond little ole me. Fighting an insurgency in C-III is simple: give 'em some entertainment. Could we apply that principle in Afghanistan? Lessee... we need to entertain millions of primitive people who suffer under the yoke of an ancient and oppressive religion/culture?! Yeesh. How do you entertain The Taliban? I say, make a deal with them and concentrate on Al Queda in Pakistan. We need to stop this 'war against Islam' and address the underlying issues, foremost of which is the Israeli-Palestinian question. Whew. Can I go now?
No? You want a definitive suggestion? Ok, here it is: give every village in Afghanistan a giant HDTV set and a satellite receiver. Require them to watch Sex in the City. Modernity is the Acid which will Dissolve Ancient nonsense.
