Comments on: KHALIL NOURI: AFGHANISTAN: BIZ-JIRGAH: A TOOL FOR BOTTOM-UP APPROACH http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/02/02/biz-jirgah-a-tool-for-bottom-up-approach-in-afghanistan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biz-jirgah-a-tool-for-bottom-up-approach-in-afghanistan Military Veterans and Foreign Affairs Journal - VA - Veterans Administration Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Oliver Pavlic http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/02/02/biz-jirgah-a-tool-for-bottom-up-approach-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-37575 Oliver Pavlic Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:46:47 +0000 http://www.veteranstoday.com/?p=13329#comment-37575 No guarantees that it will work, but much promising than chasing the ghost enemy. No guarantees that it will work, but much promising than chasing the ghost enemy.

]]> By: Gary Konen http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/02/02/biz-jirgah-a-tool-for-bottom-up-approach-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-37518 Gary Konen Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:49:14 +0000 http://www.veteranstoday.com/?p=13329#comment-37518 Awesome Concept! However, who is going to oversee this initiative? Are the U.S. and donor countries going to be in the background? There are some questions to be answered, and if doable then there is nothing better I have seen. GK Awesome Concept!
However, who is going to oversee this initiative?
Are the U.S. and donor countries going to be in the background?
There are some questions to be answered, and if doable then there is nothing better I have seen.
GK

]]> By: A.. Farid http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/02/02/biz-jirgah-a-tool-for-bottom-up-approach-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-37511 A.. Farid Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:24:12 +0000 http://www.veteranstoday.com/?p=13329#comment-37511 Mr. Nouri and Mr. Green, Federalism has always been the true and the fundamental value of an Afghan State. I am very impressed with this view of helping the tribes directly. The unfamiliar U.S. tribal interaction with the Afghans, in conjunction with a weakened and degraded Afghan state will not prosper and can prone to chaos and in unmanageable condition. This is a great opportunity for the United States to have the indispensible Afghan American unlike Russians or the British had in any of their wars conducted in Afghanistan. On the contrary, U.S. also never had expatriates in its past wars except WWII but Japanese were imprisoned and never utilized. Thank you, Mr. Nouri and Terry Green for your wonderful concept. Frid Mr. Nouri and Mr. Green,

Federalism has always been the true and the fundamental value of an Afghan State. I am very impressed with this view of helping the tribes directly.
The unfamiliar U.S. tribal interaction with the Afghans, in conjunction with a weakened and degraded Afghan state will not prosper and can prone to chaos and in unmanageable condition.
This is a great opportunity for the United States to have the indispensible Afghan American unlike Russians or the British had in any of their wars conducted in Afghanistan. On the contrary, U.S. also never had expatriates in its past wars except WWII but Japanese were imprisoned and never utilized.
Thank you, Mr. Nouri and Terry Green for your wonderful concept.

Frid

]]> By: Mohammad http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/02/02/biz-jirgah-a-tool-for-bottom-up-approach-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-37482 Mohammad Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:04:19 +0000 http://www.veteranstoday.com/?p=13329#comment-37482 Intresting concept, tribes built thier own village. This could eventualy move toward federation. Provices select thier own officials (who could sever beter for a province other than locals and villagers) but this had been in issue for Afghanistan in the past and need to be explained in detail that federation does not destry the country. Intresting concept, tribes built thier own village. This could eventualy move toward federation. Provices select thier own officials (who could sever beter for a province other than locals and villagers) but this had been in issue for Afghanistan in the past and need to be explained in detail that federation does not destry the country.

]]> By: Bob Higgins http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/02/02/biz-jirgah-a-tool-for-bottom-up-approach-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-37429 Bob Higgins Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:13:08 +0000 http://www.veteranstoday.com/?p=13329#comment-37429 G It would be a hell of a lot cheaper in Blood and money to form such a partnership with the local Afghani leadership, and I'd love to see it. Gee what a concept, we should have gone that route long before we went for or six guns. A huge obstacle is what to do with all the weapons we have amassed or have in the pipeline. What will happen to our poor arms manufacturers, Our Oil industry? What will happen to our take of the heroin racket? What are we to do with Karzai and existing central government leadership? Certainly all of these factions will take a cut. What fraction will be left for local Afghan people and their villages? This is a beautifully done piece. Thanks for posting it. Bob Higgins G
It would be a hell of a lot cheaper in Blood and money to form such a partnership with the local Afghani leadership, and I’d love to see it.

Gee what a concept, we should have gone that route long before we went for or six guns.

A huge obstacle is what to do with all the weapons we have amassed or have in the pipeline. What will happen to our poor arms manufacturers, Our Oil industry? What will happen to our take of the heroin racket?

What are we to do with Karzai and existing central government leadership?
Certainly all of these factions will take a cut.

What fraction will be left for local Afghan people and their villages?

This is a beautifully done piece. Thanks for posting it.

Bob Higgins

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