Said1
Gold Member
GunnyL said:You may be poking fun, but you aren't too far off with the "bows and arrow." I'd give them a better chance with those than weapons they cannot operate.
And again, in the case of Darfur, I'm all for intervention and kicking some French-backed, Gov't of Sudan ass, so don't get me wrong. I jsut don't think arbitrarily arming the masses is the way to go.
When the Soviet's invaded Afghanistan, we clandestinely armed the Muhajadeen. The enemy of our enemy is our friend was OBL and we hooked him up quite nicely. Look what we created in the longrun.
I understand your point more than you probably think, although I think you might underestiimate the intelligence of hut dwellers. The Janjaweed has recruited largely from the hut-dweller population.