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Three Cups of Tea

I just finished reading Three Cups of Tea, an interesting book chronicling of an amazing man dedicated towards bringing schools to rural areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.  The book describes Greg Mortenson’s single minded purpose and reinforces the saying that the pen is mighter than the sword.  In fact, according to one Pakistani Brigadier General, Mortenson’s work can also have an effect on the war on terror.

Osama is not a product of Pakistan or Afghanistan.  He is a creation of America.  Thanks to America, Osama is in every home.  As a military man, I know you can never fight and win against someone who can shoot at you once and then run off and hide while you have to remain eternally on guard.  You have to attack the source of your enemy’s strength.  In America’s case, that’s not Osama or Saddam or anyone else.  The enemy is ignorance.  The only way to defeat it is to build relationships with these people, to draw them into the modern world with education and business.  Otherwise the fight will go on forever.”

To donate to Greg Mortenson’s Central Asia Institute, please visit this website.

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