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| KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan-Corporal Joshua Brooks, a Marine serving with Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, greets students as they arrive for school here Feb. 25, 2012. The Marines of Team 3 provided guidance to the local government here to help them construct a new school. Brooks said visiting the school is the highlight of his deployment. The current school is made of mud and mortar, is overcrowded and only has enough capacity to hold up to sixth grade. The new school will have up to eighth grade and have more than enough room for students and teachers. Brooks is from Terre Haute, Ind., and is serving under Regimental Combat Team 5 and alongside 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in Helmand province., Sgt. Michael S. Cifuentes, 2/25/2012 9:38 AM |
I always wondered why the Marine Corps continues to post pictures like the one above.
Its relentless.
It seems almost sappy.
And then I got it.
They realize that many (me included) understand that the Afghan people are not worth our sacrifice. They're piss poor allies and we should wash our hands of them.
Their leader is a criminal (well that just makes them like everyone else), their society is corrupt and to be honest I see nothing redeeming about them at all.
That's why the keep posting pictures of Marines with children.
They know that after all is said and done, they only have this card left to play.
Except for me, even that's not enough. Time to leave. Let the Afghan people do whatever it is they do. We have our own country to rebuild, enough wasting lives and money on theirs.
Love it Sol.
ReplyDeleteHowever if you were a rather large man with a syndicated radio show, you'd have the whole of the American media beating your door down, demanding an apology. I heard a very true statement today from a DJ here in WA. If you don't like the program material, turn the channel.
I agree Sol, Afghanistan is no longer worth our attention, they need to stand up for themselves now. Especially, after all of this time we've spent training and building, either they'll get it or they won't! When is when?
ReplyDeleteSo right gentlemen!
ReplyDeletePhil. the double standard is beyond disgraceful. the way that the left circles the wagon when one of their people sticks their foot in the mouth but harms like murder was committed when the right does is beyond annoying. its bordering on a conspiracy...especially the way that its reported in the news.
Keither. we could have built an entire US military from scratch in the amount of time that we've been working with the Afghans. they don't care so why should we?
love you guys. you get it!