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jwirr

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3. And how is this better than ISIS? Or for that matter how

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 02:09 PM

Sep 2015

is it better than Saddam? I imagine this has been going on from the beginning.

No wonder our soldiers are coming home with PTSD. Not only do they figure out that this was an illegal war they are expected to fight and then they figure out what my son-in-law recognized many years ago in Turkey. There is a lot about this culture that is not worth fighting for.

He learned that a man can commit a crime and let his wife go to prison for him. He got out of the military as fast as he could.

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New York Times: U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse of Boys [View all] philosslayer Sep 2015 OP

Horrific! riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #1

Oh dear, I cannot believe that the same thing did not occur to me. Thank you so much Tipperary Sep 2015 #47

I'm saddened that our young men and women had to tolerate this sickness, on top of TwilightGardener Sep 2015 #2

Trying to stop it gets some of them discharged... The Green Beret in another story got screwed. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2015 #15

The Green Berets are mentioned in the NYT article. Quinn leads the story riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #20

And how is this better than ISIS? Or for that matter how jwirr Sep 2015 #3

Well, as awful it's going to sound... cheapdate Sep 2015 #6

You have to be kidding. All horrors of all types occur on the battlefield. erronis Sep 2015 #22

The question was, is ISIS any worse than the conventional Afghan military forces? cheapdate Sep 2015 #26

I wonder if you'd feel that way . . . markpkessinger Sep 2015 #34

So, will you answer the question? cheapdate Sep 2015 #35

I see the question as being an irrelevant distraction at this point n/t markpkessinger Sep 2015 #38

I had the guts to answer the question, cheapdate Sep 2015 #42

YES! Duppers Sep 2015 #23

So we should have installed Bill Cosby there elehhhhna Sep 2015 #29

I say no. What say you? cheapdate Sep 2015 #33

Yes. This is a thing. cheapdate Sep 2015 #4

Horrifying article. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #5

Disgusting. 840high Sep 2015 #7

Cesspool. AngryAmish Sep 2015 #8

Just shut down the US military. Close it down, turn off the lights. Dems to Win Sep 2015 #9

Sick... SoapBox Sep 2015 #10

Fuck their culture. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #19

In this case I strongly agree. avaistheone1 Sep 2015 #37

I respect certain aspects of their culture but not the boy thing. It seems ingrained and widespread. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #41

omigod. The one time the military respects a culture and it happens to Baitball Blogger Sep 2015 #11

What a painfully spot-on comment n/t markpkessinger Sep 2015 #31

What I want to know is . . . markpkessinger Sep 2015 #12

Sounds like it goes to the top riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #14

Yes it does . . . markpkessinger Sep 2015 #17

"interrogating" enemy combatants included children being raped infront of their fathers questionseverything Sep 2015 #25

I can guarantee President Obama knew nothing about this philosslayer Sep 2015 #30

I wish I could be so certain . . . markpkessinger Sep 2015 #32

Don't forget DashOneBravo Sep 2015 #36

This could be a politically hot issue JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #44

tax dollars at work reddread Sep 2015 #13

Makes me wonder if not one Milliesmom Sep 2015 #16

Gregory... Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #18

I know someone who had negotiations with Afghan leaders underpants Sep 2015 #21

Horrible!! The hypocrisy of this is that homosexuality is forbidden by Islamic law! Duppers Sep 2015 #24

How horrible. Our military should do better. PufPuf23 Sep 2015 #27

Also ignoring the opium trade? Ned Flanders Sep 2015 #28

Honestly, in terms of moral outrage Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #39

Yeah, I don't know if you can LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #40

The US is seeking to bring in much more refugees, including Afghans AngryAmish Sep 2015 #43

AM kick! nt riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #45

This was first reported many years ago One_Life_To_Give Sep 2015 #46

There was a full-length documentary on HBO that covered it extensively cheapdate Sep 2015 #49

Well consider how much modern human slavery goes on, and how the US closeupready Sep 2015 #48

A Green Beret has been put out of the Army for intervening in 1 of these cases. 7962 Sep 2015 #50