Liberal Vision

This, Mr President, is how your government will “build a nation”

The story, in short:

A consultancy in London provided this nation-building plan to the Pentagon. Wonderfully it ended up online (still available, here).

A quick visual of the plan to build a new nation of Afghanistan…

STEP 1: Look for support! Yes, this is your “Popular Support”

Step 2: Ah, but these strange A-rab folk are a bit different to us, yes? What about their “Conditions, Beliefs & Structures”? Better shove them in.

Step 3: But ugh, the insurgents! And all those poppy fields. Better shove them in ‘n’ all…

Step 4: Right, there might economists in the room. Mention infrastructure and the economy and stuff…

Step 5: Not to mention the ‘public sector workers’. Fit them in somewhere…

Step 6: And the Brits, don’t forget them. You know, the ‘Coalition’, the other governments. Include the ‘Coalition’. Still following?

Step 7: Dammit, there’s still a gap left. Make something up…

Step 8: Add some colour. That’s better. But actually, what happens when all these things link together? Don’t we need to…

Step 9: …ah yes, that’s better. Everyone reading from the same hymn sheet now? Ladies and Gentlemen, the Development of Afghanistan Stability!

YES.

This will definitely work.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Hat-tip: Chris Coyne.