Rethink Afghanistan

Robert Greenwald's Rethink Afghanistan is appropriately named. Not "Abandon," or "Destroy," or "Remove the Taliban From" or "Liberate," but "Rethink."

US veterans of the Iraq and Afghan conflicts, former CIA agents, current Afghani men and women, former Soviet military leaders who were defeated in Afghanistan, and others paint a bleak picture for any chance of military success.

The documentary clarifies the identities and missions of the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and raises some serious questions and offers some prospective answers to the most effective approaches for combatting terrorists, if, in fact, that is the purpose for our presence in Afghanistan and around the world.

The documentary is available online in 6 segments, approximately 12 minutes each, and also as a DVD.

Highly recommended if (re)thinking is something you find valuable.

What You Don't Do

You don't tug on Superman's cape

You don't spit into the wind.

You don't pull the mask off that ol' Lone Ranger.

You don't harass John Rambo as he walks into town.

You don't get better, good, personal or even intelligent service from Wells Fargo Bank just because they got $25,000,000,000.00 in TARP funds.

And for Josh's supervisor at Wells Fargo Mortgage, you don't get a raised seal on an Executor Appointment Letter when it comes through a FAX machine.

You don't necessarily get an education just because you get a degree.