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I'm based in Pakistan and all I have to say is that this is hurting America more than anything (these guys have no idea how much hatred this is causing among Pa

I'm based in Pakistan and all I have to say is that this is hurting America more than anything (these guys have no idea how much hatred this is causing among Pakistanis). I mean there is this American guy who's helping people teach their kids and this American guy is a hero (and he teaches in the same dangerous zone). So I think if we need help we need it in education and etc. I've been working with Americans for last 6 years and I've found them very honest, friendly, smart & hard-working. But when I look at American foreign policy towards the region I live in I find it most disturbing. Something is seriously wrong with the current drones-policy and American's(people in charge) have no idea how wrong it is ;( But our own leaders are probably responsible for it too. Stories of current government's corruption are very common now. I mean we have a 90+ member cabinet & most of them don't know an iota about running a country. I mean I can go on and on ;( I'm currently pursuing graduate studies and most of people I meet everyday they want peace as much as you all want. We just don't know when will this terror end ;(

zohaibr 16y ago
The American you are talking about is Greg Mortenson?
- simplegeek 16y ago
  Yeah, I'm sorry but I was unable to recall his name ;)
rbanffy 16y ago
> there is this American guy who's helping people teach their kids and this American guy is a hero And this is a far better way to wage war - to understand the enemy is not Al Qaeda or the Taliban. The enemy is ignorance, fear, superstition and religion. A dozen schools costs less to build than a drone. A hospital costs much less to operate than a military base. The friendship and understanding you earn by doing these things is much more valuable to finding terrorists than the best airborne imaging sensor. When nobody listens to them, you can also save a Hellfire or two.

zohaibr 16y ago

The American you are talking about is Greg Mortenson?

simplegeek 16y ago
Yeah, I'm sorry but I was unable to recall his name ;)

rbanffy 16y ago

> there is this American guy who's helping people teach their kids and this American guy is a hero And this is a far better way to wage war - to understand the enemy is not Al Qaeda or the Taliban. The enemy is ignorance, fear, superstition and religion. A dozen schools costs less to build than a drone. A hospital costs much less to operate than a military base. The friendship and understanding you earn by doing these things is much more valuable to finding terrorists than the best airborne imaging sensor. When nobody listens to them, you can also save a Hellfire or two.