Comments on: ISAF PRT Conference http://freerangeinternational.com/blog/?p=1242 Outside the Wire, Inside the Loop Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:56:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Eric http://freerangeinternational.com/blog/?p=1242#comment-233 Eric Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:02:56 +0000 http://blog.freerangeinternational.com/?p=1242#comment-233 Did you find the conference useful in the end? What were some of the key recommendations out of the conference that you agreed with or did not agree with? What countries have the most effective policies, what are they? why do they work? I spent time in Iraq working with the police before PRTs were implemented there, and I am glad I never had to deal with the headache of international forces, like you guys have in Afghanistan. Good Work. Eric Did you find the conference useful in the end?

What were some of the key recommendations out of the conference that you agreed with or did not agree with?

What countries have the most effective policies, what are they? why do they work?

I spent time in Iraq working with the police before PRTs were implemented there, and I am glad I never had to deal with the headache of international forces, like you guys have in Afghanistan.

Good Work.

Eric

]]> By: Cannoneer No. 4 http://freerangeinternational.com/blog/?p=1242#comment-236 Cannoneer No. 4 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:41:28 +0000 http://blog.freerangeinternational.com/?p=1242#comment-236 Maybe they should issue Village Defense Submachineguns to the Afghan Public Protection Force when they run out of Vz58's. Maybe they should issue Village Defense Submachineguns to the Afghan Public Protection Force when they run out of Vz58’s.

]]> By: Cannoneer No. 4 http://freerangeinternational.com/blog/?p=1242#comment-235 Cannoneer No. 4 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00:05 +0000 http://blog.freerangeinternational.com/?p=1242#comment-235 <a href="//www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20090315.aspx" rel="nofollow">The Grateful Dead - The dead goat scam.</a> The Grateful Dead – The dead goat scam.

]]> By: Matt http://freerangeinternational.com/blog/?p=1242#comment-234 Matt Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:27:01 +0000 http://blog.freerangeinternational.com/?p=1242#comment-234 Interesting stuff Tim. I guess the big theme here is that if it isn't broken, don't fix it. That, and teach these folks to fish so they can feed themselves, as opposed to feeding them a fish all the time. The other thing I think needs mentioning again, is IO for that VBIED. That raid a month ago, was used by the Taliban to great effect to stir up the population, yet where is the hatred from the local populations when the Taliban kill civilians with these things? That takes planning to take advantage of a 'crisis' like that, as the politicians like to say. We should be taking advantage of these types of attacks. S/F -matt Interesting stuff Tim. I guess the big theme here is that if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. That, and teach these folks to fish so they can feed themselves, as opposed to feeding them a fish all the time.

The other thing I think needs mentioning again, is IO for that VBIED. That raid a month ago, was used by the Taliban to great effect to stir up the population, yet where is the hatred from the local populations when the Taliban kill civilians with these things? That takes planning to take advantage of a ‘crisis’ like that, as the politicians like to say. We should be taking advantage of these types of attacks. S/F -matt

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