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Originally Posted by Dowly
This, exactly.
EDIT: I'd also add that for majority Afghans, especially rural males, their values aren't all too dissimilar to those of the Taliban. How do you bring democracy to a "country" like that, in a relatively short span of 20 years?
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Ditto.
The more curiosity has led me to study the Middle East, the more I've come to the conclusion it would be best to leave the inhabitants to their own devices. The only way change is going to occur is for it to happen from within the confines of the various local cultures. The West sticking it's nose in, for whatever reason, doesn't help bring about that change in any lasting way.
Mike.