Quote Originally Posted by slapout9 View Post
In the video I saw we promised the local tribal leader if he quit growing poppies he would receive some financial/economic support. Four years later he has received nothing and his village is starving. That is a good way to drive the village over to the opposition side thus creating as many if not more guerrillas than any Air Strike. If we promise something to somebody we should deliver on it.That is what I would expect the US to do.
Well that strikes to the heart of the POP-COIN approach. Essentially you turn into a Politician offering stuff that you might only be able to deliver. If I understand the "POP-COIN" approach it aims at creating popular support, via delivering protection. To erode that support all the bad guys have to do is prove you cannot do this, or show you do not deliver on some (not all) of your promises.