Posted on 09/25/2015 5:34:29 PM PDT by John Semmens
Reports that US military personnel in Afghanistan have been ordered to ignore Afghan troops' "bachi bazi"—the ritual kidnapping, imprisonment and rape of child sex slaves was defended by the Obama Administration as "a necessary compromise in the war on terror."
"The practice of holding and abusing under-aged boys as sex slaves is an ancient tradition in Afghanistan," US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter observed. "It is not our place to interfere."
The Secretary drew a parallel with this country's alliance with the Soviet Union during World War II. "The Soviet Union was an oppressive tyranny run by a paranoid psychopath," Carter recounted. "Millions were sent to the gulag for trivial or non-existent offenses. Thousands were executed for imaginary crimes. By any measure, this was far worse than the rape of a few hundred little boys by our Afghan allies."
"Abiding Stalin's lesser evil in order to gain his nation's help in fighting Hitler's greater evil was a necessary strategic decision," Carter contended. "Likewise, abiding the peculiar cultural practices of our Afghan allies in the war against the Taliban terrorists is a price we must be willing to pay. The squeamishness of our troops cannot be permitted to interfere with our broader strategic objectives in the region."
Carter justified the dismissal of Sgt. Charles Martland from the Army for his actions calling attention to the child rapes. "Our troops in the region have their orders," Carter said. "By raising an unapproved alarm over the Afghan Army's behavior, Sgt Martland disobeyed those orders. Discipline is a fundamental component of military cohesion. Just as US troops were ordered to ignore Soviet troops' rape of German women in the closing days of WWII, Martland was ordered to ignore the Afghan troops' rapes. Discharging him was our only option."
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif) labeled this "strategic compromise 'pathetic.' We shouldn't be repeating history's past mistakes. Making the world safe for pedophiles is not a cause worthy of one drop of an American soldier's blood. We should either stand for human freedom or withdraw from this fight."
In related news, Carter denounced Russia's intervention in Syria saying that "sending troops to battle ISIL in the region conflicts with President Obama's more nuanced approach. Russia's decision to just kill the Islamic State fighters contradicts the President's efforts to assist these forces to help overthrow the Assad dictatorship."
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We are so totally lost. We cannot tell our right hand from our left. God has turned his face from this nation and all that is left is repentance and preparation for judgement.
You got that 100% correct.
Sunday, the Lord's Day, is merely the second day of the weekend and is made for sleeping in, late and large breakfasts and watching football.
God would take us back. However, it would require sorrow/repentance, penance and a promise to be better. His Love is large enough for all of us sinners, IF we just ask for it. Don't you think?
Simple asking won’t do it. Action must follow repentance. God judges and we need to follow through on our confessions of repentance.
Maybe DOD should have asked advice from Comrade Pope ... you know, to get a professional opinion first before making an official announcement.
I was wondering when you were going to write about this “target rich environment” of sick political correctness.
Obama, “If I had a son he would look like this Afghan boy.”
Child abuse is NOT a subject for satire!
So, under the Obama regime we support people who decapitate Christians, decapitate babies, and child rapists.
Judgement is coming.
Holy Cow, John! I think you’ve come up with the true attitude of this administration.
Thanks for the ping.
>> Child abuse is NOT a subject for satire!
To say that Semmens shouldn’t criticize those enabling crimes against children?
Good one John!
From the Internet
Repentance: Repentance is a prerequisite to belief. What is repentance? Its basic meaning is "to change" or "to turn." Once a person hears the gospel and is convicted that his way of life is wrong, he must change his present behavior and "bear fruits worthy of repentance" (Matthew 3:8).
Repentance is not merely feeling sorry or remorseful, but being so stricken in one's heart that one seeks the cleansing of baptism and begins to live according to God's standards - according to God's law. Remorse without a corresponding change in conduct is not repentance!
http://www.truegospel.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/basics.tour/ID/7/Repentance-Belief-and-Gospel.htm
The LAST line is the kicker. Change must happen or repentance doesn't occur.
As for the practice of raping boys in Afghanistan, we probably should intervene in specific cases, but with the knowledge that we're not going to make a permanent difference.
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