Tornado Alley (PROG)

[StephanieVanbryce]

This beautiful walk down memory lane, got me thinking about a few things ..I went to find out what other foreign nations had fought Afghanistan ..and I found out England attacked it twice, three times actually. twice in the 18th century and once in the 19th. And all other sorts of people and countries have fought there. Invasions of Afghanistan [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasions_of_Afghanistan ] Can you just imagine what this pristine land looked like? Before all the humans? Surely it must have been one of the most beautiful spots in the world.

Then I read your 'referenced' nyt article, The Mysteries of Kabul, written in 2007 and I couldn't help but think how very very fast things change. He repeats that the Taliban has been defeated a few times and I didn't even know that. Also I didn't know that Kabul was safe for us since 2001 ...Anyway, Through those beautiful photos we all got a slice of the Beauty of Afghanistan and some of the people who live there. I remember many articles with photos (not these) that all of us posted, even the Taliban and photos from times past of the Northern . .what was it called? was the Northern Alliance? anyway it was the Good Guys . .;) And now There is a Good Guy from that alliance from the North who is sharing power with (imo) a questionable guy (Karzai's guy) .. so we shall see how all this works. I do know they hate us right now, I mean the majority of the people and who could blame them? It's so bad that it's come to -- is it worse to leave? or worse to stay -- and we will have to have more troops than what we think we will need because what they have planned will not be enough to withstand the hate that is rightly directed at us. I'll post something later ..

anyway.. Thanks for going through that again and UPDATING our photos. It sure was needed .. .when I posted that, there was a magic in the air .. I mean it, The places were just so beautiful and the interesting notes he gave us and all the people so talented in so many varied ways.. . I hope we get some new photographs one day. Anyway, Thanks again F6, for taking the time to post those, they are so very valuable and it's nice to know that people on fb agree with us too..;)