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Welcome back, Eric!
You comment about the begging Afghan children being the “lucky ones” is powerful.
You suggest “redirect[ing] the more than $2 billion per week that is currently being squandered on the war to meet the basic needs of everyday Afghans.”
Wouldn’t that require the continued presence of US troops?
And doesn’t their continued presence, as you say, help Taliban recruitment?
Thanks Eli! Glad to be home. And about your comment, I don’t think the provision of aid requires a military presence. In fact, I think the more the military gets involved with aid or reconstruction the more compromised those efforts become. They are best done by civilian groups, and preferably of course Afghans. I would like to see the US give the money as much as possible directly to Afghans to take care of their needs, be it paving roads or building schools or hospitals. That way the money can also create much needed jobs there, rather than going into the pockets of US contractors. Hope that helps clarify what I was trying to say.
Thanks so much for traveling to Afghanistan and for speaking out about your experiences and observations. I thought I knew a fair amount about how things are in Afghanistan, but I learned a lot from all of you in this presentation.