1 Soldier or 20 Schools in Afghanistan?

Let’s take a chunk out of our bloated military budget in Afghanistan and use it to invest in building schools there instead. Here is backing for this thought:

Study Rethinks Importance of Kindergarten Teachers

A new study found students with better teachers learned more in kindergarten — and earned more as young adults. Mostly The military command structure seems to be in Maureen Dowd's condition:

Lost in a Maze

Why can’t we train the fierce warriors of Afghanistan to be the fierce warriors of Afghanistan?

Amazing.