It's a shame this had to happen at such a delicate time in Afghanistan, when emotions are still raw after the U.S. accidentally incinerated a few Korans at Bagram airbase near Kabul.
What Afghans need to understand is that, in America, Americans snap and go on shooting rampages all the time. So it's nothing personal against them; it has nothing to do with their nationality or religion. We Americans just tend to lose our s**t sometimes, grab a bunch of guns, and mow down lots of innocent people to blow off steam. It's this thing we do.
You could even say we were treating them like we treat ourselves. Hey, we're exporting American culture! Although they'd probably refuse to take it that way, like, on the bright side I mean, because they're so surly and all lately.
Unfortunately, our cross-cultural dialogue has not yet reached the point where we can convey such simple, everyday realities to our distrustful Afghan brothers and sisters. (Sigh).
American Soldier Massacres 16 Civilians In Afghanistan
March 11, 2012 | AP
URL: http://www.nationalmemo.com/article/american-soldier-massacres-16-civilians-afghanistan
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