US of A is considering a bribe for the Afghan fighters to join their side. Honestly, I find this both interesting and hilarious. Some of the security analysts claim, these fighters were frustrated with local leaders, impressed with charismatic leaders from the Taliban, and promises that were made to them if they to perform an action. Simply said, Taliban or whichever group they represented promised them things that the government deprived them of. So who shall we point the fingers at now?
I am not encouraging war and will I never do that. Everyone at some point was at the bottom of the lowest pit, and obviously you would not care who pulled you out from the pit, as long as you got pulled out. I am guessing the same worked for these guys when they were in distress.
Let’s just take a look at ourselves. We lose our temper at times and only cool down when we have either got it our way, or some sort of a consensus has been reached largely in our favour. I would call that subtle bribery and of course violence on a small scale. We are not different from anyone fighting out there. They kill people. We tend to "kill" people with words – Just a faint line that separates us from them. Otherwise, all is good whether you choose to agree or not.
This video I came across had Hindu men fighting in the name of jihad. That came quite as a surprise. If this was indeed a religious war, where did these guys sprout out from? And they claim, as always I am going to quote word for word: "When we pick up guns, we get everything in life". Jihad in its true sense (if I am mistaken, please do correct me) is “all about battling the vices within which can range from simple anger to ego, jealousy and anything else that may cause harm (both physical and mental) to the self and others.”
Back to the ‘interesting’ American solution, it has been identified as ”the most cost-effective way to get people to lay down their arms, either to negotiate a peace or coerce them". I hail from a nation where Bribery is heavily criticized and is almost non-existent so that would naturally make me one who detests bribery as well. However, in this case if it reduces the amount of violence in the country, then I might be all for it. This of course may not be the permanent solution to the rising problem. But it will curb the situation. Buy us some time.
So why not?
Article written by Usha Amudan. The author hails from Singapore, currently pursuing studies in China.
I support your view against war as it never bring happiness and who so ever wins, loss is at both ends.
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What if those guys simply take the money and buy more arms elsewhere?
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If their needs deem reasonable and can be fulfilled, there is a possibility they might not succumb to arms again.
Then again, yes, I gotta agree it is not an effective solution.
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I am not an expert on the Taliban… but I am not too sure whether those fools even know what they are fighting for.
IMHO, whatever steps are being taken to curb these misguided lot is like trying to take loads of aspirin to curb a headache caused by hunger.
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I doubt this strategy will be effective. lol , who knows like the person above me commented, they will take the money and buy more arms.
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I think they need to use peanut butter to bribe the Afghan fighters: try calling for a “Jihad” with your mouth full of peanut butter!!!
–Robin Williams (circa this century)
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And that will work as well
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I will be launching whole lot of ‘holy’ spittle on the one opposite to me if I do what RW says.
Are you trying to get me slapped or what!!
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Anyway, that was out of context…
Yes, I would very much love to see that, except replace peanut butter with some good load of Fevi qwik.
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