tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post8017223718325801127..comments2023-10-29T04:33:48.167-05:00Comments on daddyBstrong: AFGHANISTAN: WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING?Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-6020064098168036022009-09-16T07:10:06.485-05:002009-09-16T07:10:06.485-05:00Stella: Amazing. At least people are beginning to ...Stella: Amazing. At least people are beginning to look more closely at our presence there.<br /><br />Nun: I think I met your nephew at dinner over at the monastery. Here's hoping get home safely and in good health.<br /><br />Madmike: I agree that the comparisons are not always "accurate" in the sense of being tit for tat. But there are enough parallels to help us to make some sense out of what we're doing.<br />And, yes, we need to look at how we and other nations can do to protect our interests in Pakistan and let Afghanistan go.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-72870682938352904112009-09-15T20:30:37.296-05:002009-09-15T20:30:37.296-05:00I just wanted to let you know that I have develope...I just wanted to let you know that I have developed a series of questions today about the situation in Afghanistan to promote discussion of current events. <br /><br />I thought it appropriate to post these comment because of the similar topics: http://www.lessontech.blogspot.comAndrew Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467297626934604339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-31423042502240744042009-09-15T18:30:24.386-05:002009-09-15T18:30:24.386-05:00Daddy, do you plan on reading Pat Tillman's bo...Daddy, do you plan on reading Pat Tillman's book?CareyCareyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832737883766894892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-37402526399904073352009-09-15T17:33:38.912-05:002009-09-15T17:33:38.912-05:00I spent some time in Vietnam a million years ago a...I spent some time in Vietnam a million years ago and it is true we didn't belong there, however comparisons between Afghanistan and Vietnam are not always accurate, except in the respect that "we don't need to be there." <br /><br />While the Taliban is not, in and of itself, a threat to the world, only to the women of their country, it harbors organization, and finances in some cases, those same organizations.<br /><br />We bombed Afghanistan because they enabled, sheltered, and harbored al Qaeda, a dangerous, well armed, military organization with an ideological goal unlike any seen for centuries. This action allowed 9/11 to happen. We did the right thing by "almost" wiping them out and removing them from power. It is up to their own people to keep them out.<br /><br />Now, however, and this is a complete turnaround from where I used to be, we need to get the hell out of there. If they continue to harbor terrorists, and the will, we bomb them again, into oblivion if need be.<br /><br />The United States needs to take care of itself, and its own people. I am not advocating isolationism, because there are wars that need fighting, but this is not one of them. Let's take the money we are spending over there and apply it to real national health care over here.Kentucky Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753739401363847764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-21335230093811351912009-09-15T12:02:56.358-05:002009-09-15T12:02:56.358-05:00I have a grand nephew in Aphganistan and i hold my...I have a grand nephew in Aphganistan and i hold my breath every time I watch the neww or read a paper.....I am away on retreat and will keep you and your readers and this horrible situation uppermost in my prayers...Nun in the Hoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-13003457685903526712009-09-15T11:43:46.354-05:002009-09-15T11:43:46.354-05:00Seems like recently in the past couple of weeks ev...Seems like recently in the past couple of weeks everyone has been asking WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING OVER THERE? And everyone just stands around and tries to pull an answer out of clean air!Daddy Squeeze Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14857915791876792168noreply@blogger.com