JakeStarkey
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- Aug 10, 2009
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The sergent assaulted an officer of an allied force, which is a serious crimine subject to our UCMJ. The officer laughed in the faces of our soldiers, one lost it, and hit him. The officer complained up his chain of command, and our leadership caved. I think it would have discharged the sergeant if it happened under the Bush years as well, but perhaps not. We can't change their culture, and our staying there only emboldens the dark side of our allies. Let's come home. I feel for you and Zahra. The dark side of human remains cruel and awful.The USA needs to withdraw from Afghanistan.
You know Jake one of the reasons apres 9/11 I hoped that we could make a difference so I backed that war and nation building. I'd already committed myself on the human rights factor.
Actively. No different than how I rocked on fighting for other human rights issues in the ME. There was this woman. Zahra. A heroine of mine. They tortured her to death and killed her.
This woman was so beautiful and wonderful. But if you push hard enough justice can come about. It was a very long battle but worth all the tears. All the pain.
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Her name was Zahra. Zahra Kazemi.
I don't know what to say about Dancing Boys except I know about them and I tried long before I entered the USMB room to help them. I always feel I'm in a losing battle. But I'd rather be out there on the front lines trying.
Maybe we should just get out of there. My heart breaks daily. I don't think we can fix it. But surely we should not punish any service member who attempts to stop a rape in progress.