Posted on 10/21/2004 3:47:32 PM PDT by Jedidah
. . . We worry about rain affecting voter turnout in the States . . . I heard stories of lines over a mile long . . . of people standing in those lines on crutches, with legs amputated because of landmines, and families who pulled their grandparents to vote in oxcarts, because they were too old to walk. . . standing in lines at 3:00 in the morning, in the snow, so that they could vote. . .
The Afghan Army and Police did a great job. We've trained them well, and these patriots took their lives into their hands . . .
Finally, I leave you with a personal experience. We have a group of Afghan men who clean the building where I work. . . I see them in the hallway seven days a week. They like to practice. . . the English phrases they're learning: "Good morning, How are you? I am fine, thank you..." You get the idea. They didn't work on election day, because they were voting, and the roads were pretty congested. I asked them the first morning they were back to work if they had voted. They all got smiles a mile wide, had to show me their thumbs with ink on them, and each of them wanted to shake my hand and I got to congratulate each of them on their new country! Now, if that doesn't bring a tear to your eye, then you have ice water in your veins!
As good as this is, we're not done yet. There are still some out there that would like to cut off thumbs, rather than stain them with ink. But that group is up against a dedicated, capable Coalition that will not accept failure. . .
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