‘Freedom is bought and paid for with the blood of patriots’.

We have done our share.

That doesn’t make the tragic plight of Afghan women less significant, but we cannot do this alone.

If you are looking for a bad guy, look to Hamid Karzai. First and foremost, it was his nation to build. He allowed for the continuing repression of women.

To a lesser extent, the political powers that be here and in Europe ought to be condemned. It isn’t as if we didn’t know what was happening and it isn’t as if we forced Karzai’s hand. Instead, we filled it with cash.