1:18AM
And we can't get the ring road finished in the north!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 1:18AM FRONT PAGE: "Afghan Road Project Shows Bumps in Drive for Stability," by Peter Wonacott, Wall Street Journal, 17 August 2009.
The map on the jump page catches my eye: We're talking the northwest of Afghanistan, along the Turkmenistan border and more to the Iran side.
This is on the other side of the country from that normally associated with Taliban presence (the southeast).
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Really, gunshots, in Afghanistan, really. Long conversations this past week about how China needs to step up its own security. This strikes me as the case in point. If China rail needs to factor in additional project reserves for police, then perhaps the project is better served with Chinese military in attendance.
First, you have to get us to start the conversation, signaling that it's both okay and welcomed.
People will say, "Oh, but of course, we've asked."
There's asking and there's asking.
But again, look at our debate of Af-Pak: it's all me, me, me and my money.
We speak of a connected world and yet we do not see it.