I'm sure you've all heard some version of this joke:
A seven-year old Christian girl says to her father, "Even though Osama Bin Laden is Muslim, would it be all right if I sent him a Christmas card?"
The father goes, "Of course! But why would you want to?"
The little girl replies, "Well, maybe if I send him a Christmas card, he'll realize that if a small Christian girl in the U.S. can find enough love to send him a card, he'll come out and start telling everyone how much he loves them."
There were tears in the father's eyes as he hugged his daughter. "Oh, honey, I'm so proud of you. Forgiveness is a good thing."
The little girl look perplexed. "But, Dad, you don't get it. When he comes out of hiding, then the Marines can shoot that f*cker!"
Okay, that's just a joke, and I've seen multiple versions of it. But it does bring an important point. It's been over 9 years and we can't find one person!
We're now moving throughout Afghanistan, and the troops on the ground are reporting that the Taliban are much more disorganized than they first were. Which is a good sign.
Plus, we've captured a high-ranking Taliban member. Yes, yes, we've done this multiple times. Remember the first two years after 9/11. I got so tired of hearing that we had arrested yet another "high-ranking member", but still no Bin Laden. The really miraculous thing about this capture is that the media HELPED keep it under wraps for the first eight days (give or take a day). I can't personally verify this, but that is what is being reported. Now, I think this is a good thing. We, as citizens, have a right to know. But we need to give the military a few days reprieve to get info without announcing to our enemies we have one of their members in custody.
So, a question for you dear readers: Do you think it is a good thing that the media helped keep this arrest "under wraps"?
A seven-year old Christian girl says to her father, "Even though Osama Bin Laden is Muslim, would it be all right if I sent him a Christmas card?"
The father goes, "Of course! But why would you want to?"
The little girl replies, "Well, maybe if I send him a Christmas card, he'll realize that if a small Christian girl in the U.S. can find enough love to send him a card, he'll come out and start telling everyone how much he loves them."
There were tears in the father's eyes as he hugged his daughter. "Oh, honey, I'm so proud of you. Forgiveness is a good thing."
The little girl look perplexed. "But, Dad, you don't get it. When he comes out of hiding, then the Marines can shoot that f*cker!"
Okay, that's just a joke, and I've seen multiple versions of it. But it does bring an important point. It's been over 9 years and we can't find one person!
We're now moving throughout Afghanistan, and the troops on the ground are reporting that the Taliban are much more disorganized than they first were. Which is a good sign.
Plus, we've captured a high-ranking Taliban member. Yes, yes, we've done this multiple times. Remember the first two years after 9/11. I got so tired of hearing that we had arrested yet another "high-ranking member", but still no Bin Laden. The really miraculous thing about this capture is that the media HELPED keep it under wraps for the first eight days (give or take a day). I can't personally verify this, but that is what is being reported. Now, I think this is a good thing. We, as citizens, have a right to know. But we need to give the military a few days reprieve to get info without announcing to our enemies we have one of their members in custody.
So, a question for you dear readers: Do you think it is a good thing that the media helped keep this arrest "under wraps"?
