Not that you need it, but thanks for your service. You put in the effort just the way I wanted it done. It is impressive you lasted in the Corps as long as you

Not that you need it, but thanks for your service. You put in the effort just the way I wanted it done. It is impressive you lasted in the Corps as long as you did. I hope others here take note, as his perspective reminds me of Anonymous in Imperial Hubris, now known to Michael Scheuer who ran the CIA Counter-Terrorism Task Force. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Hubris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Hubris Not sure you agree with him, but I flashed to that book in my mind the moment I read your very thorough comment. As an aside, how did they teach you Pashto? One of my favorite ironic moments is recalling my purchase and failed use of Rosetta Stone Pashto in high school. I am sure of hundreds of wannabees after the first months of the US invasdion of Afghanistan to buy it. My my was I read to lose the War on Terror: learn Pashto by CD!