Thursday, August 30, 2007
Dropping the ball
I think enough has been written and observed about the soccer ball incident in Afghanistan that there's no need to make any heavy-handed observations or arguments about the role an HTT might have played in the planning. (Although, to be fair, this sounds more like a personal good-will initiative rather than a deliberate military effort, so an HTT probably wouldn't have actually mattered anyway...)
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Afghanistanica has the most comprehensive discussion on this event; I don't really fault whoever dropped the ball, but the disturbing part is that somebody predicted early last year that soccer balls with Saudi flags would spark outrage among Muslims.
I am doing some research for Robert Greene--48 Laws of Power, 33 Strategies of War--and I came across your blog. I just wanted to pass along that it was very helpful and that I wouldn't mind discussing some of the stuff further with you if you had the time.
My email is ryan.holiday@gmail.com
Regardless, you're providing a great service and this sort of open dialog and internal research from soldiers is encouraging. I've subscribed.
Thank you for leaving the comments on your defunct blog open for me.
I am opposed to the Human Terrain System, but I do applaud the efforts of the people who have sacrificed a great deal to make it happen. I think that the ethical considerations weigh heavily against this type of program.
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