As stated before, this continues to be a very interesting deployment. What is begining to bother me the most is the amount of time stuck in the conference room conducting mission analysis- that is the not so interesting part, but I am building an appreciation for the operational level of thinking and what is necessary to accomplish the mission at this level. The truely interesting part is devising ways to accomplish what you need to get done while traversing and dodgeing the various personalities inside and outside the organization. It is simply not enough to accept the status quo- there are always ways to get done what needs to get done- and I am not talking about simple tangible things, but the intangibles, like changing someones perception of an idea.
All part of the tools necessary for the counterinsurgent to fight in this convoluted melting pot of great ideas, missed opportunites, and forgotten promises. It stil bothers me that for ten years of effort in this country, we have done little to make a lasting impact on this country. The great ideas are pouring left and right now- and they are great ideas- it is just coming possibly too late in the game. There is still hope, but it seems like we are starting from scatch and there is little to build off of. Think of where this country could have been if it received the focus it should have for the last 10 years.
I ramble... and I am getting tired. I was going to write something longer, but I am too tired! Will try to recap some events next time I am on.
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