I’ve never been to Iraq but everyone who has tells me that it is easy to move around by air within the country there. That is not the case here in Afghanistan. I don’t know why. Travel time is measured in days for a country the size of Texas. I can’t imagine it is due to a shortage of aircraft. Is it because of the bureaucracy from the many levels of Headquarters we have? Is it because of all the NATO and coalition countries with their own aircraft (or the lack thereof) that adds to the confusion? One thing for sure is that overland travel is much worse here and not moving in a direction where it needs to be. This is mainly because of a lack of a developed transportation infrastructure. Of course this is aggravated by the security situation as well.
They say we solved the air travel problem with an online passenger reservation system. I’m not convinced. Now you can log on to a computer and find out how many days until your flight leaves. I see no shortage of travel time just a clearer understanding how long you’ll wait and where.
I think that this country never really had a chance. What little infrastructure that was ever here was either destroyed by war, incompetence or negligence. A country, whether it has built the best or was given the best, must maintain and grow what they have. Lack of growth and development in all aspects of life will doom one to chaos.
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