War Corps or Peace Corps?
"The question of how to reorganize the armed forces should be turned on its head: instead of making the military better at humanitarian assignments (in Iraq, Afghanistan and perhaps Liberia), humanitarian groups should strive to become more comfortable in military situations."
I agree with the author that we were too quick to pull our Peace Corps Volunteers out of longstanding programs in Jordan and Morocco. Refocusing the Peace Corps' mission from longterm development to military relief would be a mistake, however, and not just because it would increase the danger to volunteers. Frankly, the thought of turning the Peace Corps into an adjunct of the Bush administration's military adventurism revolts me.
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