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July 15, 2012
Recently, I watched Restrepo, a documentary about soldiers fighting in Afghanistan.
There was this scene in it where the Americans had to negotiate with local tribal elders.The elders were a bunch of dead serious-looking old dudes and their long beards were dyed bright red with henna. Our tribal "allies" in the graveyard of empires have their problems. They shit in their hands and rape little boys. Their customs leave room for improvement.
However, as I watched their grave eyes, I wondered if any of these men had spent much time wondering, "Am I hot, or not?"
Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 15, 2012 7:46 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Afghanistan: where the men are all men and the sheep are all nervous.
Posted by: waltj at July 17, 2012 8:10 PM
Gerard, we're wondering more if you're not. If you're not, we hope you aren't hot.
Posted by: Jewel at July 17, 2012 9:22 PM
Ripley had it right.
JWM
Posted by: jwm at July 18, 2012 8:36 AM