Comments on: Elsewhere: Understanding Afghanistan http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan Seriously, this could not be more beta Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:50:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: brent_cox http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan#comment-35743 brent_cox Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:02:30 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17533#comment-35743 I would like to see an explanation of the administration's eager embrace of Karzai. And more Afghani restaurants. I would like to see an explanation of the administration's eager embrace of Karzai. And more Afghani restaurants.

]]> By: HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan#comment-35732 HiredGoons Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:46:24 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17533#comment-35732 My roommate in college was Indian, and she used to make the most insane food. My roommate in college was Indian, and she used to make the most insane food.

]]> By: kitten_witawip http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan#comment-35729 kitten_witawip Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:41:05 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17533#comment-35729 I've just had home made food that an Afghani friend used to bring to pot luck dinner parties. It was pretty good. I've just had home made food that an Afghani friend used to bring to pot luck dinner parties. It was pretty good.

]]> By: HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan#comment-35718 HiredGoons Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:28:51 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17533#comment-35718 Khyber Pass on St. Marks is pretty good. Not great, but good. Khyber Pass on St. Marks is pretty good. Not great, but good.

]]> By: kitten_witawip http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan#comment-35716 kitten_witawip Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:26:45 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17533#comment-35716 I see this ending much the same way Viet Nam did. In about 15-20 years a bunch of Afghani kids are going to immigrate to the US in search of their fathers. Once they have settled here other family members will follow. Soon after, there will be a bunch of great Afghani restaurants popping up all over the place. I see this ending much the same way Viet Nam did. In about 15-20 years a bunch of Afghani kids are going to immigrate to the US in search of their fathers. Once they have settled here other family members will follow. Soon after, there will be a bunch of great Afghani restaurants popping up all over the place.

]]> By: HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan#comment-35705 HiredGoons Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:15:31 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17533#comment-35705 I will gladly volunteer to be The Awl's Afghanistan Opium Trade correspondent! I will gladly volunteer to be The Awl's Afghanistan Opium Trade correspondent!

]]> By: KarenUhOh http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan#comment-35688 KarenUhOh Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:58:01 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17533#comment-35688 I am a simple-minded person when it comes to such matters. We do not learn from our mistakes. We stubbornly deny there are forces beyond our control. We elevate slogans to policy and are stunned when slogans don't topple dominoes. We do not understand that our cultural and economic goodwill, such as they are, are our only useful weapons in Non-Westernized environments. We are more or less hamstrung to affect lasting change without global will alongside us. Meanwhile, we martial piecemeal efforts to rejigger microscopic portions of societies we refuse to accept or comprehend. I am a simple-minded person when it comes to such matters. We do not learn from our mistakes. We stubbornly deny there are forces beyond our control. We elevate slogans to policy and are stunned when slogans don't topple dominoes.

We do not understand that our cultural and economic goodwill, such as they are, are our only useful weapons in Non-Westernized environments. We are more or less hamstrung to affect lasting change without global will alongside us.

Meanwhile, we martial piecemeal efforts to rejigger microscopic portions of societies we refuse to accept or comprehend.

]]> By: Baboleen http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan#comment-35683 Baboleen Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:57:04 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17533#comment-35683 I'm too sick to read this today. Don't want to get sicker. I'm too sick to read this today. Don't want to get sicker.

]]> By: Mary HK Choi http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/elsewhere-understanding-afghanistan#comment-35674 Mary HK Choi Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:16 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17533#comment-35674 i wish there could be a cartoon about this because that's how i do all my best learning. my reading eyes are sore. i wish there could be a cartoon about this because that's how i do all my best learning. my reading eyes are sore.

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