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Ranking American Colleges
April 29, 2011 | 03:09 AM
Involved and knowledgeable faculty These are usually found in smaller Universities and Colleges. Academic status is based on published papers and books, which is why most classes are taught by Graduate Students. Their function is to keep pesky students away from their Faculty. The very point of University is not to impart knowledge, so much as develope an enquiring mind. Facts age quickly, the ability to research, and sift usable and accurate information from the "crap", should be the goal.
Afghanistan' s War is a perfect example of action, which is totally divorced from facts. Twenty years ago Russia faught anti Communist forces in Afghanistan. Once supplied with effective weapons for coping with attack helicopters, fighter aircraft, and armoured vehicles, theRussian forces were beaten. Announced victory, and withdrew it's army. We are now trying the same tactics as they did. Al Qaida and the Taliban have developed the perfect strategy against a mechanized army, Improvised explosive devices. They are cheap, cost no lives on their side, and after ten years we have found no effective counter measures. Probably close to 80% of our casualties are caused by this method. Body armour saves many lives, but unprotected arms and legs are torn off in the blasts.
The U.S.Military Medical system is overloaded with traumatic amputations, which require massive amounts of money and personnel to rehab.
One year after 9/11 the Taliban and Al Qaida were driven out of Afghanistan. How! We used special forces and air power to equalize the fight between the Northern Alliance. We recognised that the Country was a patchwork of tribal areas. Each area had to be sewn into a quilt of unified fighters. We paid Tribal leaders with flattery, new weapons , and Gold. Whatever it took to assist them. We left Afghanistan in the care of NATO forces, to put our resources in the Iraq war. NATO couldn't hold the Country so we are back again. We are now making every mistake in the book. We support a corrupt President, and Ministers. WE tolerate diversion of money. We are now the Russians. Fighting a guerrila war, with conventional forces. We are in the ludicrous position of training a National Army. whose members are paid less than their opponents. Their loyalty is to their Tribe, and is riddled with Taliban fighters. National pride is overwhelming rational analysis. Drones are the most effective weapons in this war, which is why Pakistan is trying to stop us using them. Our ground troops are simply gun fodder.
ED Philpott
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