Friedman Compares Afghanistan To 'Special Needs Baby'

[JanieDough]

Friedman Compares Afghanistan To 'Special Needs Baby' | TPM LiveWire


a little over my head, but it caught my attention - his analogy.

I agree...but not sure how i feel about his use of special needs...though it is almost completely perfect analogy.

 

[Accountable]

He also equated America to an unemployed couple.

To drag out this analogy for examination:

We're no talking about America so much as the federal gov't. The gov't is not an umemployed couple so much as a rich heiress living off a trust fund, recklessly spending it dry and mortgaging the entire family estate ... three times.

Afghanistan is a baby? A baby has no responsibility and no means of protection or survival. A special needs baby has little or no hope of ever becoming self sufficient. Adults have a moral obligation to take care of babies, which translates into a permanent obligation when it comes to special needs babies. We have no obligation to coddle, feed, and clothe Afghanistan for the rest of time. The original mission was to take out the Taliban gov't. That's done.

It's time to go. Let someone else adopt this delinquent.

 

[kelvin070]

Yeah, you are unemployed and adopting a special needs baby?

Afghanistan wants to pay for its own forces, Karzai said. But he added, "For a number of years, maybe for another 15 to 20 years, Afghanistan will not be able to sustain a force of that nature and capability with its own resources."


Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1946147,00.html#ixzz0ZHfeBxLz

 

[kelvin070]

He also equated America to an unemployed couple.

To drag out this analogy for examination:

We're no talking about America so much as the federal gov't. The gov't is not an umemployed couple so much as a rich heiress living off a trust fund, recklessly spending it dry and mortgaging the entire family estate ... three times.

Afghanistan is a baby? A baby has no responsibility and no means of protection or survival. A special needs baby has little or no hope of ever becoming self sufficient. Adults have a moral obligation to take care of babies, which translates into a permanent obligation when it comes to special needs babies. We have no obligation to coddle, feed, and clothe Afghanistan for the rest of time. The original mission was to take out the Taliban gov't. That's done.

It's time to go. Let someone else adopt this delinquent.

The mission has changed several times. Watch the video for the latest mission
McChrystal: Taliban ranks weakening - CNN.com

 

[Accountable]

The mission has changed several times.

I'm glad you agree with me.

 

[kelvin070]

I'm glad you agree with me.

Well, we will see eye to eye on maybe 1 out of 10 aspects.

 

[Accountable]

Please, take your time and type out your opinion then.