reply to post by bigfatfurrytexan
Wow....
You know, so many people think that those of us who are against the Iraq war are against war in general. And I'd have to say that the Afghanistan
war is where my heart is.
It really all makes sense. It's not complicated like Iraq is.
In Afghanistan there are men, specifically men, who believe in such primitive ways that it causes much suffering amongst their people.
Now we helped put these people in place though. This was a mistake with greatly unfortunate, and I'd also have to admit unexpected, consequences.
No one ever thought that funding a rebel group in Afghanistan would result in them training idealists to attack us in return.
That was probably the most egregious act of insolence that I have ever seen. Now maybe behind the scenes the US tried to impose vassalage, but then
again, maybe not, who knows.
Either way, we let that go on for much too long, and when we invaded Afghanistan, it made all the sense in the world.
As for the guy we put in as president, the former executive of some oil company, I wasn't so sure that made any sense to begin with.
However, from the limited view that I have seen, he doesn't appear to be a bad leader. I could be wrong about this too; he could turn out to be not
only a sockpuppet but a tool too. However, as I said, he appears to be leading just fine.
The key thing is, that the men and women who are fighting this war in Afhganistan are fighting a just war which will result in less suffering for the
people of Afhganistan. Or at least that is my wish.
Even though it may be, as some others have eluded to, just a pawn on a giant chessboard, the alternative to the war in Afghanistan is an oppressive
regime who encourages strict sharia law and honor killings. That just sounds insidious to me.
You can feel the intensity in this letter I believe. Thank you very much for sharing it with me. And God Bless these heroes on the real front lines
of what we are fighting against.
[edit on 2-8-2008 by Quazga]
