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> [“The high point of the days at the speedway involved ramming through a car that blocked the road, using the heavy Crown Vic as a battering ram. Tips from our burly and brainy instructor included, “Slow down before hitting the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/the-high-point-of-the-days-at-the-speedway-involved-ramming-through-a/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

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## More by Douglas Grindle

> [“when people thought the country was headed in the wrong direction, corruption was their second-biggest concern, after security.3”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/when-people-thought-the-country-was-headed-in-the-wrong-direction/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“Despite our cultural training, we remained ignorant of the cultural and political nuances that would affect our ability to run meetings effectively. The sole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/despite-our-cultural-training-we-remained-ignorant-of-the-cultural/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“One true measure of progress in Afghanistan is the relationship between the government and the people. The more the villagers support the government, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/one-true-measure-of-progress-in-afghanistan-is-the-relationship/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“In midsummer Cip Jungberg, the second USAID officer for the district, arrived. As Antoine Huss left, the district needed two officers to work there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/in-midsummer-cip-jungberg-the-second-usaid-officer-for-the-district/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“A failing district would cause the entire government to fail, he added, and so the government was on course to fail because the districts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/a-failing-district-would-cause-the-entire-government-to-fail-he-added/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“the government worked, if it could be trusted, and what they really needed. As Antoine Huss moved out and was succeeded in August by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/the-government-worked-if-it-could-be-trusted-and-what-they-really/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“Taliban commanders have reported the movement derives direct support from Pakistan’s ISI, or Inter-Service Intelligence Directorate, the intelligence service. One study noted, “According to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/taliban-commanders-have-reported-the-movement-derives-direct-support/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“In Afghanistan when a woman is widowed, she is generally taken in by her late husband’s family. His brother might marry her if she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/in-afghanistan-when-a-woman-is-widowed-she-is-generally-taken-in-by/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“The embassy bureaucrat responded that there was no problem with creating a system that did not work very well. He said the Afghan system…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/the-embassy-bureaucrat-responded-that-there-was-no-problem-with/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“Only the district could be trusted to make spending a priority, but how could the district do that if it had no money? The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/only-the-district-could-be-trusted-to-make-spending-a-priority-but/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“The bulk of development funding was spent by the international donors themselves, as USAID or the Canadians did when they spent millions of dollars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/the-bulk-of-development-funding-was-spent-by-the-international-donors/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“In each village Nazak said the same thing: don’t work with the Taliban; work with me and get projects. Supporting the Taliban will lead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/in-each-village-nazak-said-the-same-thing-don-t-work-with-the-taliban/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“Spend a small amount of money that gives big results in the village. Always respond to people’s needs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/spend-a-small-amount-of-money-that-gives-big-results-in-the-village/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“Though analysts differ on the details, they agree that the centuries-old jostling between the Zirak Durranis and their rivals, the Panjpai Durranis and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/though-analysts-differ-on-the-details-they-agree-that-the-centuries/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

> [“How to measure progress has never been satisfactorily answered. In counterinsurgency almost no simple metrics used in a vacuum, such as the number of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-grindle/how-to-measure-progress-has-never-been-satisfactorily-answered-in/)

[Douglas Grindle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-grindle/)

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