Noah Smith, a former Green Beret, is a business consultant in Washington, D.C. This represents his own views, which are not necessarily those of his former employers in the U.S. government. He holds the Special Operations chair in the Best Defense Council of the Former Enlisted and is the Veterans Fellowship Chair of Service Corps (servicecorps.org).
Noah Smith witnessed the transformation of Afghan cities while serving as Army Special Forces. He learns that war economy can’t stabilize like community can.