Ted Rall for September 07, 2009
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Afghans are celebrating the destruction of the last remaining matter left in Afghanistan. Witnesses saw a truck pul up a blow up the last bit of anything left in the country. (Man: First I see "Jihad4ever" vanity plate. Then- BOOM!) Like postwar Japan and Germany. Afghans are thrilled at the chance to build economic infrastructure from the ground up. (Man 2: No longer will we be hobbled by outdated infrastructure or, for that matter, anything at all!) Speaking of which, please send some ground! (Man 3: Non-dusty ground, please!)
I am humbled by the literacy of all these comments.
Let me just offer that Pakistan, not Afghanistan, is the real problem. Pakistan, which if you remember your history, is really Muslim India, not Arab or Persian, should be approached as such.