marjorie cohn, in the history news network, writes of "breeding ground": "tripathi’s excellent work ends with a call to replace the military strategy in afghanistan and pakistan with development, reconciliation, and reconstruction." and "breeding ground makes a significant contribution toward understanding the origins and triggers of terrorism. tripathi traces the development of a 'culture of violence' in afghanistan—largely due to resistance against foreign invasion—from the “u.s.-led proxy war” against the ussr to the current u.s. war."