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Waltzing Matilda Reply
"...…by acquiring a monopoly on the “legitimate” use of force."
Succinctly put and perfectly obvious right under my nose.
"I fear, however, that the coalition—as presently configured and strategically conceived—provides the flagpole around which otherwise disparate Afghan tribes are able to coalesce."
See Graeme Smith's G&M coverage referenced above- part II for further reinforcement of this point from taliban fighters.
"Cactus is spot on, IMV."
I also think so.
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