Reply #96: I was surprised to find how few people felt the way I did.

[CrispyQ]

I lost a friend over my comments on the Afghanistan invasion. I said that I thought bombing people who live in 12th century conditions was immoral. I asked, why our superior intelligence community couldn't provide good enough info so we could take out OBL surgically. I'll never forget the look on her face - it was as though she was looking at a monster. She said she was stunned that I would express such anti-American sentiment & what about the 3,000 9/11 victims, etc, etc. It was very chilly between us for a few weeks & then we simply stopped talking to each other. She went pretty right wing after that. A total Bush supporter.


"Afghanistan was NOT a Just War, or an effective use of our Blood & Treasure."