As America's _Resident cuts and runs like a girl, to nullify the accomplishments of his predecessor, all the Afghans must now adjust.
Since we're leaving anyway, all the Afghans will come to the airport, shoot at the airplanes as they fly away, and then lie to their grandchildren that they drove us off just as the great Bin Laden had foretold them, after he killed our people in droves in New York for ignoring the Call to Faith.
</off enemy b.s.>
Well, I see my nephews next deployment to be filled with a lot of sh!t to deal with, which makes their proximity to the bad people more dangerous...
I hope the worst doesn’t happen to him or his squadmates, some of whom I have met over the last year...
I cannot guarantee my personal reaction would be deemed reasonable, or socially acceptable...
I used to believe being on the friont lines was a noble thing to do, because you had manythings working for you, first and foremost God...Second, the guys next to you, no matter the personal differences, when the sh!y hit the fan, all that went away and you did your job...
And finally, you had a good feeling that if you did get hurt or killed, your country, and your government had your back...
I feel that third thing has been watered down (by the body politic) to a point where it is no longer something you (as a service member)can have a great deal of confidence in...