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Mar. 12th, 2012 11:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
averygoodun42First, check out today's apod! It might seem like a boring thing at first ("Yeah, yeah, I know the universe is huge, already."), but the interactive thing is pretty damn cool and somehow manages to convey the incredible sizes in a very relatable way. (No pun intended.)
Today's main task is to write my "to do" list for the week. There are lots of things to put on the list, thanks to the weather suddenly becoming rather glorious. (Garden time!!!) However, I do intend to take this week to rest up as much as is good for me. After last Thursday's sciatica inducing experiment, I will not be lounging any of the days away completely, however. Or, if I do, it will be in a supine (or prostrate) position.
I should also write up a "to not do" list. Topping the list would be going off on political rants. (I don't know if I'm capable of that, though.) But, before the list comes into fruition, I would like to state that I want the US to either hand that sergeant over to the Afghans to deal with or withdraw completely, mission be damned. We've got a horrendous track record for actually punishing those of our own who commit war crimes, and the Afghans have every single right to be in an uproar over this last attack. And if they think that we can get away with such atrocities without consequence (which is pretty much the truth), they will turn to the Taliban. I know this is a fairly isolated incident, and a lone soldier's actions shouldn't overshadow the commendable actions of most of the rest of the troops there, but the nation's official follow-ups to these incidents is what's damning in every way and shape, because it shows we really don't give a damn about those people.
So, if we can't treat the Afghans (or any other nation we're occupying) with respect, we need to get the hell out of there and find some other way of supporting their autonomy rather than through our military might.
Aaaannnd... I think that's it. For now. Seeing as I do have this week off, and I do have a chore list the length of my arm, I will probably be spamming you all quite a bit this week. And I would apologize, but I know you are very capable of skipping by without guilt.
:-)
Today's main task is to write my "to do" list for the week. There are lots of things to put on the list, thanks to the weather suddenly becoming rather glorious. (Garden time!!!) However, I do intend to take this week to rest up as much as is good for me. After last Thursday's sciatica inducing experiment, I will not be lounging any of the days away completely, however. Or, if I do, it will be in a supine (or prostrate) position.
I should also write up a "to not do" list. Topping the list would be going off on political rants. (I don't know if I'm capable of that, though.) But, before the list comes into fruition, I would like to state that I want the US to either hand that sergeant over to the Afghans to deal with or withdraw completely, mission be damned. We've got a horrendous track record for actually punishing those of our own who commit war crimes, and the Afghans have every single right to be in an uproar over this last attack. And if they think that we can get away with such atrocities without consequence (which is pretty much the truth), they will turn to the Taliban. I know this is a fairly isolated incident, and a lone soldier's actions shouldn't overshadow the commendable actions of most of the rest of the troops there, but the nation's official follow-ups to these incidents is what's damning in every way and shape, because it shows we really don't give a damn about those people.
So, if we can't treat the Afghans (or any other nation we're occupying) with respect, we need to get the hell out of there and find some other way of supporting their autonomy rather than through our military might.
Aaaannnd... I think that's it. For now. Seeing as I do have this week off, and I do have a chore list the length of my arm, I will probably be spamming you all quite a bit this week. And I would apologize, but I know you are very capable of skipping by without guilt.
:-)
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Date: 2012-03-12 04:08 pm (UTC)As for the sergeant - he committed a crime and should be handed over for trial and punishment according to local law. Because otherwise this whole thing will make a mockery of what the US and Britain claim to be trying to do in Afghanistan - establish a rational government.
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Date: 2012-03-12 05:20 pm (UTC)