Schools Reforming Countries

I was just reading the Austin American Statesman and an article titled, "Add schools, not troops," caught my eye. The autor of this article made a case to add more schools in Afghanistan, instead of more troops. The autor mentioned a man named Greg Mortenson, who is the author of "Three Cups of Tea," and his success of creating schools in Afghanistan. He has built 39 schools in Afghanistan and another organiziation named CARE has built 295 schools that educate 50,000 girls. Not one of these schools has been destroyed by the Taliban. So this should make us all think, does education rebuild or should we send more military. I believe that educating people will help the workforce and make more people decide for themselves what is right. The authors states that if we invested in a vast educational reform we would cut down on birth rates, promote stability, and and chip away at extremism. This article was very interesting and I could totally agree with him. I do think we need military to keep peace, but education is a long term fix.