Harman: Clean up Afghan Corruption

by: Richard Allen Smith

Tue Oct 27, 2009 at 16:20:48 PM EDT


Today, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) sat down with ThinkProgress to discuss the way ahead in Afghanistan:

Although I'm still not sure how I feel about increasing troop levels beyond the increase that has already been sent by the Obama Administration, I think Harman is dead on in regards to fighting corruption.  Counterinsurgency cannot work with out a legitimate government partner.

If I could springboard off the Congresswoman's remarks a bit-- beyond the question of whether or not we should send more troops, it is almost a sure bet that even if the greater troop levels could positively effect the course of the conflict, that possibility is a fantasy if the Afghan government is not seen as legitimate. More troops and reducing corruption are not mutually exclusive. In fact, the former will have very little effect without the latter.

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David Rohde: Taliban government has just moved to the East, (0.00 / 0)
they are still organized, and they don't live in caves.

Both the Taliban and the Karzai governments are corrupt, but the Taliban has the ability to run an administration.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30...

The Taliban is already threatening this election. With the 2 week window the same folks that ran the last election will be running this one. The second verse of this election song will no doubt will be worse than the first verse if only because the bill to run the election will be paid by us.

Bzezinski and the Mujahideen Boys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...


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