Been thinking about the Marines peeing on the dead Taliban. They will be found, Hilary will send the dogs in to flush them out. Got to be done, but the truth is, I haven't forgotten Olaf Schmid either. Remember him? Like so many others he got blown up trying to defuse bombs in Afghanistan.
He died in a vain attempt to make the place safe. Every time he bent over a bomb, the Taliban would take pot shots at him. Their snipers are excellent. They know if they leave a few IEDs about, someone will be along shortly to shift them.
So they hide and wait for Olaf's mates. The guys go out anyway to do what they can, knowing that the bombs will be back tomorrow. One day recently they watched as a mini-bus full of women and children decided to leave the safe road and take a detour. There was a soft pouf and that was that. We saw it all on the 6pm news.The Taliban must have their reasons for doing what they do. Peeing on their dead bodies is not acceptable, but a part of me understands that a whole lot better than their bombs.
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