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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
With the sensitivity of the Afghan people, their (sorry to say) lack of education and poor communications from any centralized government, their fear of the extremists, and the quick time for this event following the riots that occurred due to the burning of the Koran, plus a government that is playing both sides of the fence.
The amount of damage that this is going to cause is going to be massive.
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I don't doubt that the damage could be massive, but would not a court marshal and imprisonment, in our minds, be admitting the individual was of sound enough mind to realize what he was doing?
Perhaps you are right in that with the probable huge difference in the way we think from the Afgans because of poor education etc.(something we are trying to correct), they may not appreciate that someone who commits such an act, may be doing so in the psychotic state.
And perhaps with this, coupled with the other events, it may be enough to seriously make it impossible to get the majority of Afgans onside, in appreciating our objectives in being there. However, as an optimist, I hope you are wrong, as it would leave the country in a hell of a mess, and all our efforts would be for nothing...perhaps even having to return at a later time for our own protection.