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How to Get The Afghans More Involved...

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:39 am
by Col Hogan
Is to simply pay them more than the Taliban is paying their foot soldiers...

According to The New Foreign Policy, even with a recent pay raise, an Afghan police officer starts out at $165 per month, compared with the $440 a month the Taliban is paying it's footsoldiers...

http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/20 ... the_police

Here's a look at the Afghan Police pay scale...

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So if we really want to build up the Afghan forces...pay them more than the guys they are fighting...you'll get more "volunteers"...

Still need to vet them properly... :twocents:

Re: How to Get The Afghans More Involved...

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:51 am
by kalm
Col Hogan wrote:Is to simply pay them more than the Taliban is paying their foot soldiers...

According to The New Foreign Policy, even with a recent pay raise, an Afghan police officer starts out at $165 per month, compared with the $440 a month the Taliban is paying it's footsoldiers...

http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/20 ... the_police

Here's a look at the Afghan Police pay scale...

Image

So if we really want to build up the Afghan forces...pay them more than the guys they are fighting...you'll get more "volunteers"...

Still need to vet them properly... :twocents:
But first we need to cut taxes ;)

Actually we need to get the Chinese, Pakistan, Russia, India, etc more involved. This isn't just a us problem.

Re: How to Get The Afghans More Involved...

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:56 am
by Col Hogan
kalm wrote:
Actually we need to get the Chinese, Pakistan, Russia, India, etc more involved. This isn't just a us problem.
That would not hurt.... :nod:

Re: How to Get The Afghans More Involved...

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:17 am
by Appaholic
Who gives a fok? If this country had any balls, it would pull all soldiers out and announce to Afghan's that any vehicle, plane, etc leaving it's borders will be blown to hell as the rest of the world can only assume it's a terrorist until they clean their own house....over-the-top & simplistic? yes...but effctive...at least for us...

Re: How to Get The Afghans More Involved...

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:04 am
by OSBF
kalm wrote:
But first we need to cut taxes ;)
isn't the answer, no matter what the question is?

Re: How to Get The Afghans More Involved...

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:28 am
by kalm
OSBF wrote:
kalm wrote:
But first we need to cut taxes ;)
isn't the answer, no matter what the question is?
;)

Re: How to Get The Afghans More Involved...

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:38 pm
by Cap'n Cat
Man, I'd carpet bomb them dirt-eatin' motherfvckers with a couple million of these.......

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...............it'd be over in a week.



:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: