Now, the truth starts to emerge from some of the veterans..

[GMDino]

(09-22-2015, 08:45 AM)Blutarsky Wrote: OK, I'll correct you. The kid ***** were already there, long before we put the Afghans in power. That is simply part of the savagery that's always been the staple of that region.
We are not perpetuating the problem, we are witnessing it.

Anyway, You are correct that this is not new to the region.  Nor will it change while we are there or after we leave.


But the point remains that does our moral superiority end when another country thinks that what we do is wrong?  Can Russia invade us because we believe in SSM?  Or ISIS?


Messing with cultures...the country where they are practiced...is a very dangerous proposition.


On the other side of the coin we have military people sexually attacking their own members and lack of concern over that from the top brass.


I don't think its black and white but I also don't think I have a good answer for it either.