tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601512917611718330.post3057746493065101903..comments2014-12-09T02:44:15.365-08:00Comments on Long Warrior: Hamid "Robert Frost" KarzaiT.T. Carnehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17360450674460305954noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601512917611718330.post-76506437623838072342008-10-14T19:52:00.000-07:002008-10-14T19:52:00.000-07:00They issued you guys Gerber tools? We had to brin...They <I>issued</I> you guys Gerber tools? We had to bring our own! <BR/><BR/>I don't think that an Iraq-style surge would work in Afghanistan, either; due to the temperament of the people. Afghans don't suffer occupation well. The mentoring mission is the best chance of success, with Afghans providing the surge. <BR/><BR/>I've seen what mentoring can do for the ANP in a province and a district. Active training and mentoring makes a tremendous difference. When the guy in the village with the gun is an ANP and he is trusted, and when life with the ANP in the village is better than life under the Taliban, we will have succeeded. <BR/><BR/>Not before. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there.Bill and Bob's Excellent Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04340122322147987992noreply@blogger.com