What If More Troops is Not the Answer in Afghanistan
President Obama is trying to make a decision on whether to increase troops in Afghanistan or not. Many conservative Christians are calling for a troop increase in support of continued war.
But what if a military strategy is not the answer? What if in just this one instance it is better to lead with a strategy of economic development rather than war? Instead of calling on military leaders alone to plan a strategy what if the President called on the leaders of various nonprofit humanitarian organizations on the ground there and included them in the discussion. It seems to me that that is a viable option. Think about it. These organizations have built strong relationships with the people there. To me, they would more willingly respond to the humanitarian organizations than they would the military.
What do you think, more troops or something else?
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Robert
I love theology and the challenge of making deep teachings non-boring. Let's face it, most of the time we hear theological teaching, it really is boring. Does it really have to be that way? Nope.
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