jeffrockit
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- Nov 16, 2008
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Why isn't that the point?! Every news article on this topic specifies them as "Christian group doing aid work". You seem to be the only one taking an opposite spin.Whether or not the US should or shouldn't be in Afghanistan isn't the point: The Opthomolgist and his multinational staff were volunteers from a non-government entity.
Yes, it's bad they were killed. But again it comes as no surprise if they were trying to make martyrs of themselves.
Help others with EYE CARE! Come on. Maybe they should have tried to help others with arts and crafts! That's a huge help! Do you know how far ophthomology treatment goes in a third world area? It generally needs a good amount of technology. Even in America, the mobile groups need an entire van full of equipment that is regularly stocked.They were part of a medical group that happen to be Christian based. Trying to give medical aid to people in remote areas of Afghanistan. So much for trying to help others
Before making such a juvenile comment, you may want to do some research.
"Also among those killed was Tom Little, an American optometrist from Delmar, N.Y., who'd been working with IAM in Afghanistan for decades, supervising eye hospitals in Kabul and smaller clinics in several other towns. "
The quote I bolded states that there are eye hospitals (plural) and clinics (also plural). So I guess they have access to more than "a van full of equipment". Since when is eye care not an important medical service, because you make a joke of it?
The bottom line is, unarmed volunteers were murdered by islamic extremist which is really the focus of the debate. The fact that they were Christians should not have any impact in the discussion as 1 doctor had been volunteering there for over 30 years.