The message flashed up on my phone screen.
“It’s very, very disheartening,” the text read. “The image of American morality is being tested, and is not doing so well, so far.”
This message was from one of the Iraqi interpreters I worked closely with, during my tour of duty in Iraq during 2005-2006. I was able to support him in his immigration process. He and others I supported are now safely here with their families, having gone through the special immigrant visa and legal citizenship process. They are highly contributing members of our society.
Watching as provincial capitals in Afghanistan fell like dominos to the Taliban, my thoughts were with the many courageous allies there who, like my interpreters, risked their lives alongside U.S. troops.
We made a promise to these Afghans that we would stand up for them if they stood with us. I know firsthand that our warfighters could not do their jobs without these brave men and women, and our Afghan allies volunteered to serve the United States because they believed in our cause and our people.
The truth is they are sitting on the worlds largest Lithium deposits and the Chinese can’t wait to get in there to supply all our phones cars and cordless devices anything with a battery and the Taliban knows it. They are not the zealots they pretend to be. The price of Burkas are up 300% LOL.