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The Pentagon reported Friday that five U.S. military personnel have been found responsible for the inadvertent burning of Korans at a prison in Afghanistan last month that prompted a week of…
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Commenting is not available in this channel entry.The war in Afghanistan has been a disaster in all aspects from the beginning. Total failure. Every American life lost to death or injury has been a waste. Nobody has ever been able to tame Afghanistan, although many have tried. Afghanistan has not politically or culturally advanced beyond the 8th century. Whether we leave tomorrow or 20 years from now, the country will revert to its traditional cultural and political culture (rule by tribal councils and warlords under strict Islamic principles) within 8-12 months. Our failure in Afghanistan is even greater than our failure in Iraq.
For the first time, Mr. Ervin, I agree with you 100%.... and I have to say that does kind of scare me… (:
The Daily Sentinel should be lauded for publishing such a courageous editorial considering the hawkish, neo-fascist community we live in. I’m sure the crazies will be discussing this for days.