PrintDecember 3, 2009
Community Organizing in Afghanistan
Major Jim Gant, U.S. Army Special Forces, released an essay entitled "One Tribe at a Time: A Strategy for Success in Afghanistan." It is based on his time living, working, and fighting with the tribes in Afghanistan, and it represents the most comprehensive strategic analysis I have seen to date. It is tragic that Major Gant is not advising the Obama administration. While the treatise may not have all the answers to what we face in Afghanistan, it clearly defines the main obstacles to success that most Americans, including our administration, fail to see.While many Americans may live paycheck to paycheck, few of us have any concept of what it would be like to scratch out a living in the high desert terrain in Afghanistan. We worry about holding onto enough money for that Big Mac while Christmas shopping and hope that traffic cop won't give us a ticket for illegally parking. The overwhelming majority of Afghanis worry about harvesting that...(Read Full Article)
