Tragedy in Afghanistan
For any of those with the opinion that the U.S. and/or NATO should up a pull out of Afghanistan - this morning comes a reminder of the type of pain and suffering that will result of our departure:
6 Americans on medical team killed in Afghanistan
[Link: news.yahoo.com…]
””This tragedy negatively impacts our ability to continue serving the Afghan people as IAM has been doing since 1966,” the charity said in a statement. “We hope it will not stop our work that benefits over a quarter of a million Afghans each year.”
The team, made up of doctors, nurses and logistics personnel, was attacked as it was returning to Kabul after the two-week mission in Nuristan, Frans said. They had decided to travel through Badakhshan province to return to the capital because they thought it would be the safest route, Frans said.”
This is not an issue to be soft about. It’s tough for not just the Military folks we have in harm’s way and their families, but for all westerners trying to improve the lives of those caught in this conflict.
We must not abandon those who depend on the western world - which includes the U.N. - to help and enable the people of Afghanistan build a nation that will embrace those ideals and freedoms that all free people strive for and deserve.
And I say this with a son in ROTC who upon getting his Butter Bars next spring might well be posted there.