I recently read “A Bed of Red Roses” by Nelofer Pazira, an Afghan journalist and filmmaker. It is a powerful and moving account of life in Afghanistan that was published in 2005. It tells of life in that country and the tragedy, of course, of being invaded by both the Soviet Union and later the US. Little has changed in many ways and Ms. Kelly’s article is excellent along these lines. Afghanistan is a massive tragedy and the focus on thousands of children’s death illustrates this as well. The simile of the US’s presence like a rocket landing in a garden is apt. Unfortunately, this is typical of the US presence in the world. Will this never end, and must the US claim always virtue while actually continuing its history of destruction? It is sickening and I wonder if the people of the US have the capacity to know, understand, and do something about such evil and suffering? Probably not.
I recently read “A Bed of Red Roses” by Nelofer Pazira, an Afghan journalist and filmmaker. It is a powerful and moving account of life in Afghanistan that was published in 2005. It tells of life in that country and the tragedy, of course, of being invaded by both the Soviet Union and later the US. Little has changed in many ways and Ms. Kelly’s article is excellent along these lines. Afghanistan is a massive tragedy and the focus on thousands of children’s death illustrates this as well. The simile of the US’s presence like a rocket landing in a garden is apt. Unfortunately, this is typical of the US presence in the world. Will this never end, and must the US claim always virtue while actually continuing its history of destruction? It is sickening and I wonder if the people of the US have the capacity to know, understand, and do something about such evil and suffering? Probably not.