The premise here is today's terrific front page article by by Meteor Blades:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
I'm here to explain some of the flawed premises of Obama 'n' His Generals.
In their recruiting and training plans for the Afghan army, the Generals and Obama assume the Afghans are all cookie-cutter, nameless, faceless raw material, just waiting to be trained, and will be devoted and motivated and able and respectful and eager and inspired and responsible and rational and love to travel and are fine leaving their families, and are willing to die for -- well, for -- um....bear with me here... well, are willing to die.
And then they're all ready and beautifully fit and muscular, impeccably clean and lined up waiting for orders. And we see them, vast armies in living color with birds and small animals and deer surrounding them and gazing up at them with smiling faces, showing awe and wonder and pride.
Walt Disney and Leni Reifenstahl would have given anything for a chance to partner up on this one.