Now that is an insight: and don't they just?
Shortly after sending U.S. troops to Afghanistan in October 2001, President George W. Bush focused so intently on freeing Afghan women from the shackles of Taliban rule that empowering them became central to the United States' mission there. More than a decade later, as his successor Barack Obama charts a way out of the unpopular war.... Obama's lack of overt attention to Afghan women has led many to fear their hard-fought gains will slip away[.]Indeed they will if no one defends them. The best candidates for defending them are, of course, the Afghan women themselves. In the future, if we take it upon ourselves to ensure that a traditionally-oppressed group has a new dawn of rights and respect, we need to ensure that they have not merely the recognized right but the practical means of self-defense.
"Touch not the cat bot a glove." On that road, and no other, lies freedom.
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"In the future, if we take it upon ourselves to ensure that a traditionally-oppressed group has a new dawn of rights and respect, we need to ensure that they have not merely the recognized right but the practical means of self-defense. "
Yes. Maybe, just maybe, the seeds that were planted in the minds of the women in Afghanistan, and hopefully a few of the fathers, the brothers, the husbands, and the sons will survive and eventually thrive. Change starts with a change of mind.
That's not something the US military can provide right now. The civilian sector is the priority provider on self defense.
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