Tornado Alley (PROG)

[StephanieVanbryce]

I thank YOU so much for what you gave us/ME .. as I had absolutely no idea about Carter ... or the Zbig(love your handle for him ..;)) .. I get so confused ... as I have heard him talk - to me he seems like such a 'smart' man - but I sure never knew he could be 'that non-caring about a whole country' .. . Afghanistan .. . you would think from knowing Russia and their government so intimately that he would know the futility and outright carnage & death that these type of actions resulted in .. Carter .. too .......... sigh ...........

It's all so very sad to me .... I guess I am looking for heroes ... .. & there are none .

A side note ... I read yesterday .... 'somewhere' ... that Condi & someone were responsible for not interfering in the Iraq elections ... where everyone , except she & the 'one other ' wanted to ... to support Allawi ... and undermine Maliki..... but - she stated " ... NO ... we simply cannot preach 'democracy ' and then go about undermining the process ' .. and he listened to her ... amazing ... if true - Good for Condi ... If I 'stumble ' onto the article I will post it ...

Another, personal side note ... when I first began seeing the pictures of Afghanistan on the tube ... I was 'struck' with the BEAUTY of the country ... the 'starkness' .. the 'contrast' ... the majestic mountains ... in the background of deserts .. etc.. the moon - .. the sun ...the 'beauty of it all - took my breath away ' - now that I know why their landscape became that way ...it's devastating to me ..! ... sometimes I love learning .... sometimes I don't ...... .. it's all so incredibly sad ....until these last 7 years ... I never knew I was such a naive person and most of all such a dreamer ...... .. never knew my inner desire/need to have 'heroes ' ..... .. I'm .. shaking my head ... .

once again ... I truly Thank YOU .. it was sooooooooo 'perfect' ... that you were able to 'know' and give me the 'reason' why Luke ... the photographer had 'that' terrible sense of foreboding knowledge .. and 'knew' his time was limited in the country for HIS purpose .... I love the part where he said ... ".. I have never been ..' interested in politics ' .. not a direct quote ... (I only have 'one window ' open .. ;)) .. .

one more 'note' ...;) ... I had never 'stumbled' onto those pictures until yesterday ... I had no idea where they would take me ... and I still have no idea .. where 'they' are going or how many are left in his work

Thank YOU ... dear 'Man' ... ... signed ...

dreamer ......;)