Just stop and read this remarkable story just posted at NYT site and not even on home page yet. It's by longtime war correspondent Alissa Rubin on her brave visit to outpost just outside Kabul. It seems Kabul gives impression of at least some progress and some respect between Afghans and Americans. But just outside the city--it's the Wild West. Only worse. Her driver barely escapes death when a tiny bomb explodes three tankers just outside where she is doing an interview. Hostility reigns. She gets called a "bitch" and a "spy." By our allies. The tragedy of the past ten years and destruction and deaths and what will follow for so many wounded and traumatized--our troops and Afghans--is truly depressing. Out now.
Why We Must Exit Afghanistan--Even Faster Than Obama Promises
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Just stop and read this remarkable story just posted at NYT site and not even on home page yet. It's by longtime war correspondent Alissa Rubin on her brave visit to outpost just outside Kabul. It seems Kabul gives impression of at least some progress and some respect between Afghans and Americans. But just outside the city--it's the Wild West. Only worse. Her driver barely escapes death when a tiny bomb explodes three tankers just outside where she is doing an interview. Hostility reigns. She gets called a "bitch" and a "spy." By our allies. The tragedy of the past ten years and destruction and deaths and what will follow for so many wounded and traumatized--our troops and Afghans--is truly depressing. Out now.
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