Have you seen the movie "Charlie Wilson's War"? It opened my eyes about our foreign policy. One congressman influenced our policy about helping Afghans kick out the Russians so much that the Cold War turned in the balance.
Now, two decades later, we are embroiled in a battle for our lives in Afghanistan, a battle that broke the Soviet Union. Will it break us?
The "spread democracy" policy of the Bush (43) administration was not a bad policy, but it was flawed. In order for a democracy to flourish, the populace must be educated. Afghanistan's population under years of Taliban rule is not educated. Yes, those who run for office are well educated. But, is Afghanistan capable of the recent US Tea Party style demonstrations without being slaughtered? I think not.
We have imposed a democracy on a nation not yet ready for that form of government. What is the answer? I don't know. But, I do know that a tribal nation with an uneducated population is not ready for democracy as we know it.
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