Comments on: Afghanistan Is A Big Success http://registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/ All Central Asia, All The Time Fri, 25 May 2012 03:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joshua Foust http://registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/comment-page-1/#comment-375527 Joshua Foust Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:55:15 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/#comment-375527 Umm, I call BS on that too. Between 1990 and 2001 he sat on the board of Swiss engineering firm ABB, pulling $190,000 a year selling nuclear reactors to North Korea with KEDO under the First Agreed Framework. Unless there was some magic philanthropy somewhere in there he only just now felt like discussing (with oh-so-convenient timing, too), I have a hard time believing that without any one else corroborating that. Umm, I call BS on that too. Between 1990 and 2001 he sat on the board of Swiss engineering firm ABB, pulling $190,000 a year selling nuclear reactors to North Korea with KEDO under the First Agreed Framework.

Unless there was some magic philanthropy somewhere in there he only just now felt like discussing (with oh-so-convenient timing, too), I have a hard time believing that without any one else corroborating that.

]]> By: Péter http://registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/comment-page-1/#comment-375526 Péter Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:52:01 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/#comment-375526 Oh, if somebody can't resist the temptation to go off the record with Rumsfeld, here's the link (to the first of no less than sixteen pages, be warned...): "Off the record with Don Rumsfeld" http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_5896&pageNum=1 Oh, if somebody can’t resist the temptation to go off the record with Rumsfeld, here’s the link (to the first of no less than sixteen pages, be warned…):
“Off the record with Don Rumsfeld”
http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_5896&pageNum=1

]]> By: Péter http://registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/comment-page-1/#comment-375525 Péter Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:48:31 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/#comment-375525 I've just found and read the original article on Rumsfeld. Here's an excerpt that may be of interest here. Quote: " He explains that before he came back to government, he worked on microloans with some outfit doing work in India and was impressed by it. He wants to do it in Afghanistan. "The fourth thing we'll do is be involved and interested in the Central Asian former Soviet republics.…" A brief history lesson, then an explanation of what the Big Goal is: "We talked about it and decided that these were four things that looked like it would be timely to be helpful on. Each of us believes in free political systems and free economic systems, and so that's a thread that will run through. I just think there ought to be a way…to try to be helpful to these former Soviet republics in ways that make their transition from a communist system and a command economy to a free political system and a free economy better. So that is what we're doing. If I do write a book, the funds from the book would go right into that foundation." " I’ve just found and read the original article on Rumsfeld. Here’s an excerpt that may be of interest here.
Quote:
” He explains that before he came back to government, he worked on microloans with some outfit doing work in India and was impressed by it. He wants to do it in Afghanistan. “The fourth thing we’ll do is be involved and interested in the Central Asian former Soviet republics.…” A brief history lesson, then an explanation of what the Big Goal is: “We talked about it and decided that these were four things that looked like it would be timely to be helpful on. Each of us believes in free political systems and free economic systems, and so that’s a thread that will run through. I just think there ought to be a way…to try to be helpful to these former Soviet republics in ways that make their transition from a communist system and a command economy to a free political system and a free economy better. So that is what we’re doing. If I do write a book, the funds from the book would go right into that foundation.” “

]]> By: Jamiyat http://registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/comment-page-1/#comment-375523 Jamiyat Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:10:35 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/#comment-375523 I have little clue about the military problems in Afghanistan, but statistics show that the problem of drugs production after the Nato came to Afghanistan has only aggravated, and remains at the record high. So, both the Nato and Afghan government can't tell they have achievements in that field. I have little clue about the military problems in Afghanistan, but statistics show that the problem of drugs production after the Nato came to Afghanistan has only aggravated, and remains at the record high.
So, both the Nato and Afghan government can’t tell they have achievements in that field.

]]> By: Joshua Foust http://registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/comment-page-1/#comment-375520 Joshua Foust Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:14:21 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/#comment-375520 THE RUMSFELD IS NOT TO BE QUESTIONED. Or so we're told. Unknown unknowns and all that. THE RUMSFELD IS NOT TO BE QUESTIONED.

Or so we’re told. Unknown unknowns and all that.

]]> By: Michael Hancock http://registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/comment-page-1/#comment-375519 Michael Hancock Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:12:09 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/#comment-375519 Oh, Rummy. Which Afghanistan are you looking at? I'm sure there are a couple million Afghani citizens that wouldn't mind moving to the one you describe. Oh, Rummy. Which Afghanistan are you looking at? I’m sure there are a couple million Afghani citizens that wouldn’t mind moving to the one you describe.

]]> By: Péter http://registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/comment-page-1/#comment-375516 Péter Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:29:15 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/09/10/afghanistan-is-a-big-success/#comment-375516 End of referred article: "Asked if he missed Bush: "Um, no," Rumsfeld said." Now are we missing this guy? End of referred article:
“Asked if he missed Bush: “Um, no,” Rumsfeld said.”
Now are we missing this guy?

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