Comments on: From Afghanistan: Open Letter to the President of the United States of America

By: Tahir Sakhi

Tahir Sakhi — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:55:05 +0000

You are right, STOP… STOP everything, let us live with a piece of peace. we are only responsible for the everything we are but will you plz let us know what is your interest in changning our lives.???
Let me tell you one thing honestly. You get more then what you give.

By: Afghan LORD

Afghan LORD — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:03:21 +0000

Afghan Girl! lets be honest, Afghan invited USA, as they invited Soviet Union and the rests.
Finally we are enemy and we are all enemy….

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:51:01 +0000

Dear, Setara(Afghan girl

Ahmad Shah Massoud invited the USA into your country. The USA helped Afghanistan kick out the Soviet invaders. It is not the USA’s job to build roads and schools in Afghanistan. That is the responsibilty of the people of Afghanistan.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:40:42 +0000

Ok,

So, if they have a referendum and decide that they have no responsibility for the condition of their country, then you will support that ?

By: Afghan girl

Afghan girl — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:38:11 +0000

We never invited Americans to our country. It is true that Afghans have a responsibility too,but have we been given a chance? Did they ever leave us alone? The war in Afghanistan is the Americans’ war and they have to take responsibility for it.

By: Esra'a (Bahrain)

Esra'a (Bahrain) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:40:27 +0000

What responsibility do the Afghan people have for the condition of Afghanistan ?

Only Afghans themselves can answer that question, I believe.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:54:14 +0000

I have a simple question. I doubt any of you can answer.

What responsibility do the Afghan people have for the condition of Afghanistan ?

By: Jessica M. (USA)

Jessica M. (USA) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:04:59 +0000

Esra’a, I was all heated up from our other thread so I apologize for taking this thread off topic.

My comments on Iraq also apply to Afghanistan….the building of infastructure is the very least necessity. It is my understanding that the newest aid bill, yet to pass Congress, will have increased aid monies going to Afghanistan for civil societal purposes. We’ll see how right I am in a few months.

As for the author’s points on tying the aid to curroption, well….this is a problem no matter where the money goes. It is a problem in Egypt, in Israel, everywhere. If you hire more people to increase transparency and make sure the money is spent correctly, that means there’s less money for the actual projects themselves. It is a very frustrating cycle, which is why people like John say we should just give up. I do not share his view on this but I understand his – and the author’s – frustration at so much money being wasted and not going where it was intended.

By: Murad (Kuwait)

Murad (Kuwait) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:46:08 +0000

We want them to leave.

If you had written this 2 months ago I would conquer. Now that the USA is under an Obama administration I am hoping their military strategy and operations in the Middle East will change from “immoral” to maybe “crucial.” I am also hopeful there will not be any surprise attacks under Obama, as there was for 8 years under Bush. People tell me I am wrong, but I will give Obama a chance.

By: Esra'a (Bahrain)

Esra'a (Bahrain) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:38:56 +0000

The American troops in Bahrain are there because your government allows them to be. This is not an occupation, this is a mutual agreement.

Based on non-mutual interests.

take it up with your own government

Because they’ve listened to us since when? This is not a democracy.

Either way, this post is about Afghanistan. Let’s focus on that please.