Thank you @marwilliamson for being the only progressive who seems to have a heart left. The others seem to have gone mad. That breaks my own heart.

Bingo

We have no business there

Because it's too much to handle

But we were doing such great things out there with our expensive killer toys. Just the women right?

I dont see you signing up to fight for them.

There are a lot of gaps between what Maryann actually said and the responses Im seeing. It is possible to hold humanity in your heart whilst understanding that politically you may have to do things that go against the heart. One of the many paradoxes of being human.

To some extent we need to recognize reality of culture and mentality. No society is a collection of sadists. Those women are mothers, daughters, wives and sisters of those men. Societal mores live deep within a culture, in men and women, and true liberation must come from within.

Oh my *** just keep saying the talking point...

Let's not underestimate the power of women. I have faith in the Afghan women.