Automatic Man

Check this by my few favorite blogger, retired Army officer Robert Mackey:

First, any money we put into Iraq or Afghanistan is like giving money to your worthless brother-in-law. All they will do is make a bunch of promises "to getta job t-day!", and then they'll show back up two days later smelling of Mad Dog 20/20 and hooker. And promising that "this da lastest time! promize!" before collapsing on what was once your couch. You get to go back to work to keep the slob fed. Same with the US in IZ and AF. We take the hard-earned resources of the US taxpayer and throw it into the empty void in the hopes that "things will work out." Screw that.

Perfect.

Comments

[Brian H]

Tell that to the kids learning to use set-squares instead of setting IEDs, and the women sewing clothes for their own retail store rather than begging or garbage-picking.

And then stfu.

[Sean Meade]

pretty strongly worded. and you've been there to see some of it, so i assume you really agree with this guy. and i imagine you're both right...