tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post6680302707257377315..comments2023-10-25T04:44:35.462-04:00Comments on Rather Than Working: Obama's Vietnam - A History LessonDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-28732142401208087902009-09-03T19:04:56.863-04:002009-09-03T19:04:56.863-04:00I consult with teams to plan development projects....I consult with teams to plan development projects. Sometimes we make a real plan that simply tells us that it is going to take too long. At first, companies tend to be in denial about this and plunge ahead with a "plan" of what they wish were reality instead of what seems to be reality. If we were realistic about what it will take to "develop" Afghanistan, we'd probably see that it is a project of about 30+ years. Sadly, we'll be about a decade into it before deciding that it is not worth it.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-91986312168897730392009-09-03T12:19:32.738-04:002009-09-03T12:19:32.738-04:00I was scooped by Trudeau? I've been thinking ...I was scooped by Trudeau? I've been thinking about this for a couple of weeks and decided I'd better write it when I saw the headline of George Will's recent piece - I don't know if he scooped me, I haven't read it.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-41769871579063860712009-09-03T11:24:38.685-04:002009-09-03T11:24:38.685-04:00Reading Doonesbury again, are we?
Can't argue...Reading Doonesbury again, are we?<br /><br />Can't argue with you (or Mr. Trudeau), though: The Russians didn't learn from the English and we didn't learn from either of them. And we're playing Whack-a-Mole with the Taliban anyway: When pressed, they retreat to Pakistan (where we set them up in the first place to fight the Russkies) where we can't (usually) go and get them.<br /><br />The sad thing is that we are setting up hundreds... thousands?... of men and especially women for death or torture by the Taliban ascendant who will be particularly peeved with those who let girls learn to read....The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.com