[Ailist] Changing Military Perspective

[Cheri Torres]

Stan,
Right on to both of your points.

Just to continue this idea of a major shift in the paradigm occurring, in
todays paper, the military has made yet another what I consider major shift
to eliminating the anti-drug force.  Instead of trying to fight the poppy
industry, they are going to help people develop alternative crops and ways
of earning a living that will make their need to grow poppies unnecessary.

These are subtle shifts that have the potential for significant impact.

May your son stay safe and your family held in love,
Cheri

On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 4:09 PM, <Capela2 at aol.com> wrote:

> As a father whose son is scheduled to be deployed next week to Afghanistan
> I found the conversation interesting. I think the army is making a
> concerted  effort to reduce the chance of killing innocent lives which is
> good.
> Unfortunately when you are confronted with making a decision whether to
> shoot
> or  not to save your life it can be difficult at times. The other problem
> is
> this  war is more difficult when the enemy has no difficulty using
> innocents
> to  protect themselves.
>
> Which goes to the other point if you talk to a soldier he or she would
> probably say war is a last resort unfortunately politicians are often the
> ones
> making the decisions not fighting the battle.
>
> Stan Capela
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Cheri B. Torres, Ph.D.

Asheville, NC
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