It can't be done. One of the first things they teach community organizers is that you cannot cannot CANNOT organize a community around what you think they need. You have to get it to select its own goals. Otherwise you just don't have the buy-in that's necessary.
On 2/27/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is what I don't get. What will instilling a democracy do? It > won't magically make them our friends. We've seen that a terrorist > organization can be elected to be the ruling power. Does it make a > difference if we're attacked by a democracy or dictatorship? > > On 2/27/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I never said "bring it on" was a wise choice. I am a staunch conservative > > but I do not think that we should have gone to Iraq. That was an obvious > > mistake. We should have concentrated our efforts in Afghanistan. Still, > > since we are there, I do not advocate the liberal cut-and-run tactic (and > > yes, I know there are conservatives who are embracing that tactic, I call it > > a re-election ploy). I feel that since we are there we need to get democracy > > instilled in that country. I know it is going to take a while and I know > > that more men and women will die, and I know that I will be sent there again > > (actually I am going to Afganistan next year) and I know that I very well > > could be one of the ones dying, but we still need to get things finished in > > those countries. > > > > Bruce > > > > On 2/27/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > All of what you say is probably true but still. Given all of that does > > > "bring it on" in retrospect seem wise? > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:229045 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
