Watched a video of an airplane taking off with people are riding on the landing gear doors and clinging to every opening trying to get in.
Then saw a video of the same plane flying, already well over a thousand feet in the air and probably going beyond 200 knots. People were still riding that thing as it climbed up. Right up until the pilot calls 'gear up' and - well, the dot-like riders returned to Kabul on their own.
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As it is, I'm sort of left sitting with an overwhelming sense of inevitability to it all
Well, you wanted the war to end, that's what it looks like. It would've looked the same 10 years ago and 10 years hence. Unless you choose to stay forever, and accept the cost of that both in soldiers and Afghani lives.
Then saw a video of the same plane flying, already well over a thousand feet in the air and probably going beyond 200 knots. People were still riding that thing as it climbed up. Right up until the pilot calls 'gear up' and - well, the dot-like riders returned to Kabul on their own.
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As it is, I'm sort of left sitting with an overwhelming sense of inevitability to it all
Well, you wanted the war to end, that's what it looks like. It would've looked the same 10 years ago and 10 years hence. Unless you choose to stay forever, and accept the cost of that both in soldiers and Afghani lives.
Oh sweet meteor of death
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.