[Peace-discuss] Why are they so effective?

[C. G. Estabrook]

People defending their homes against a foreign invader - even when the invader
promises "a higher civilization" (many examples over the last 3,000 years)  -
are often willing to make extreme sacrifices and as a result become effective.


On 7/26/10 3:27 PM, John W. wrote:
> Same reason the Viet Cong were effective?
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Brussel Morton K. <mkbrussel at comcast.net
> <mailto:mkbrussel at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
> Tom Engelhardt often digs out important aspects of what's happening with
> respect to American actions and policies. In this article he shows that
> efforts to train Aghans to support U.S. policies seems to be going nowhere
> despite the billions expended, and contrasts this with the effectiveness of
> Afghan forces who constitute the Taliban and have comparatively miniscule
> (financial) resources.
>
> http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/26-8