Friday, January 27, 2012
What Kind of Afghanistan Will We Leave Behind?
In Iraq, today's news tells us that another 35 or so Shi'ites have been killed by yet another bomb explosion in the "stable" Iraq that we left behind (according to President Obama). Now, courtesy of Former Muslims United, we learn that the State Department is reporting that there are no Christian churches or schools remaining in Afghanistan. (This post appeared in November 2011.)
http://formermuslimsunited.org/?p=2529
Mind you, unlike many Christians, I don't really care whether other countries become Christian or not. If a country is predominantly Muslim, I am fine with that. But when other religions are suppressed, I ask what is it that we are fighting for in that country. Let me reiterate; we do not, nor should we have troops fighting in Afghanistan to further Christianity or any other religion. The point I am making here is that I am starting to question just what it is we are defending in Afghanistan.
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We should have stayed in Afghanistan about six months, to kick butt of those directly responsible for mayhem on American soil, then gone home and allowed our gallant allies of the Northern Alliance to sort out internal matters.
Instead, George W. Bush got us all wrapped up in building freedom and democracy etc. At this point, we are there because if we walk out, the Taliban, two nuclear powers (Pakistan and India), and the Russian Empire, will be moving into the vacuum, AND, all those people who have built some sort of life for themselves in Kabul believing our promises to them will be swept away or slaughtered.
We shouldn't stay long, because Hamid Karzai is not worth one drop of American blood. But we do have a tiger by the ears, unfortunately.
It is my belief that it does not matter whether we stay in Afghanistan (and stayed Iraq, for that matter)for six months, six years, or 16 years or 26 years. If we were not prepared to let the dogs loose and make parking lots out of those countries if necessary (as we essentially did in Germany and Japan, and as we should have done in Nam??), the vacuum Siarlys describes will be filled in exactly the same manner either way. The only difference in the world I can see is when that will happen. Perhaps we should have stayed home in the first place??
Well, to restore your sense of patriotism, go see "Red Tails." It is the best unashamedly patriotic movie I have seen, much better than "The Battle of the Bulge," which I'm old enough to have watched when it first hit the theaters.
Gary is a man who respects the armed forces, loves his country and is not a racist (really, no sarcasm intended, he's not). I'm looking forward to his review of this movie. I actually cried when I saw the stars and stripes waving on the screen as the fighter pilots were awarded a commendation. That never happened before, not even when I used to watch "Hogan's Heroes" and "Combat."
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