It turns out that, in a little corner of Afghanistan, there’ll always be an England
Bookworm on Sep 02 2009 at 8:21 am | Filed under: Afghanistan, Britain, England
Before their cultural implosion, the English had a reputation for bravery and sangfroid. Although they are taking a beating in Afghanistan (in large part because the morally bankrupt Labour government refuses to give them necessary support), the troops on the ground are still fighting, dying and showing extraordinary bravery under terrible circumstances:
An heroic army medic treated seven injured comrades after a Taliban attack in Afghanistan despite being wounded with shrapnel herself, it emerged today.
Lance Corporal Sally Clarke, of 2 Rifles, ignored the searing pain caused by the shards embedded in her shoulder and back and set about treating the rest of her patrol.
The worst hit was Corporal Paul Mather who incredibly managed to radio instructions for jets circling above to open fire on Taliban insurgents despite bleeding heavily from wounds the size of his fist.
Read more here.
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Michael Yon has been reporting from that location. The blokes there have their hands full.
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/
I made the mistake of reading a “Doonesbury” comic strip today. I feel like somebody just poured a bucket of pig guts on me.
According to Gary Trudeau, the Taliban are nationalists who are fighting a kleptocracy that’s being kept in power by the U.S. According to one character, “It’s Vietnam all over again.”
=SIGH= At least we know what the world record for keeping one’s head all the way up one’s fundament is—something like almost 40 years if you go back to “Doonesbury’s” start in the early 70s.
Anyway, I take the strip as a sneak preview at how the Dems and Obama will justify our surrender in Afghanistan.
Let loose the hoary, weary, exhausted Vietnam meme!
I agree with him – it’s going to be Vietnam all over again. The Dems are in power and they now can manage to lose the war. Even if it’s NATO involved. Afghanistan is an army eater, and it won’t be difficult to lose. Obama doesn’t have the guts or the background to stay the course.