I love Ralph like a brother.

BUT a coupla points --

Ralph's rant on killing all the Sunnis in Iraq, while thought provoking didn't bring much to the fight.

What British experience is he talking about? 19th Century?

During my tour, I met too many Afghans who really want a chance to break out of the cycle of war, poverty and exploitation. I remain convinced that they can make a difference if we give them even a modicum of support. At the same time we do need to help them keep from making the same mistakes our erstwhile Vietnamese allies made -- trying to maintain a thugacracy/kleptocracy when, in fact, real change was needed.

As usual Brother Peters presents us with a great point of departure for a meaningful discussion.