…. the fact that our country is once again falling into a morass if not an abyss, namely Afghanistan. Not that it makes much difference what I say here. My loyal readership has dropped down to a precious few, while most of it, such as it is, comes from people searching for Frank Zappa, Pearl Harbor Day, or other things largely irrelevant to the present moment. How did I ever set up this blog for such an outcome?
Anyway, getting back to Afghanistan, Frank Rich in the NYT today has a block buster of an Op-Ed called “The Missing Link From Killeen to Kabul”. I think this is a must read for everyone, even those searching for Frank Zappa. (By mentioning Frank Zappa here, maybe some in their searching will chance upon this post?)
Here is the number one comment by readership popularity on Frank Rich’s article:
Fort Hood is an example of how religious doctrine can be used as an excuse for mentally unbalanced people to assume the role of the God they claim to worship. It’s not only Muslims who fall in this category, but Christians who blow up Federal buildings and murder abortion doctors. It also applies to ultra-Orthodox Jews who assassinate Israeli prime ministers.
There are hotheads of all types and sizes looking for a holy war. Cooler heads should prevail.
Afghanistan is the latest chapter in America’s attempt to play God in another fashion, by recreating the world in our own image. It’s time to quit wasting our soldiers’ lives and our resources and focus on what it will take to finally bring the U.S. infrastructure, education, and social safety net into the 21st century.
This comment, by Aredee of Madison, WI, is getting 560 reader recommendations with the second most popular getting 367. Practically all of the many comments on Frank’s article are for America getting out of Afghanistan. Check ’em out, after you read the article.
Tags: afghanistan, fort hood, frank rich, frank zappa, loyal readership, pearl harbor day, reader recommendations
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Yes, 911 happened and yes it was a terrible crime. Afganistan as a country and a people did not perpetrate it . . . as whole Indian tribes with all their men women and children did not commit particular killings (or generously said, resistance) to certain white settlers in New England or in the rest of the USA.
But we, our leaders, governments, death squads or the like would most often go out looking for “any Indians” to kill, and did so.
If this was amoral and wrong then certainly waring on the people, or a large segment of the people of Afghanistan is wrong and criminal in the same way, eh?
If we bark for “justice” for 911″ we owe the same effort to the nations (or the memory) of the native people we have been the American Alquida for!
–pete
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Hey there Mardé,
I heard the news also about Afganistan and I just hung my head & shook it .
I hate what’s going on over there.Because I loathe war .
My knowledge is limited but…
How I would have prefered to hear that the US is going over for doing something positive to help people , instead of potentially killing them.I’m sorry if I haven’t been around very much.I’m sorry to hear that your blog is getting less traffic.
Politics is not something that I have an ease to comment upon, since I’m so far from what is happening across the pond. I’m out of touch, even with all the media, including CNN at home.
I hope to see you around, my friend.
Hugs XXX
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