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Firstly..... let people do/believe what they like as long as it doesn't affect others!
But with all the craziness going on about this anti Islam film ( I haven't seen it ),riots all over the place. ( Kids holding up banners saying ''Behead those who insult the Prophet'' )----Please!!.. Even here in Sydney for the first time ever. It brought home to me yet again the belief that we ( the West ) are wasting our time, money and lives tring to make a difference in Afghanistan.
Right from the beginning I always believed that as soon as the the US etc. withdrew from there it would go back to exactly how it was within a matter of months. Some former Muslims here are saying the very same.
You hear all these military leaders saying we are doing this and that. We are building schools and hospitals..we are making a difference.
I don't kinow whether its the soldier mentality or whether they are too close to it see the big picture but I never hear them saying ''These people will NEVER be swayed. they look to the ''Afterlife'' for their strength, and they will wait 10, 100 or 1000 years to have their revenge or whatever they believe is important to achieve. (which is undeniable)
So why the hell do we bother.
What are the thoughts in the US on this?