Cowards, too. They are so afraid of the words of a girl that they have to kill her, lest others speak.
Yet this valley is a stronghold for them. We controlled it once, and have already withdrawn from it because the population prefers them to the central government enough to let them -- even to help them -- command. That speaks to the poverty of our allies, such as they are, as well as the depth of the ethnic division.
We may hope that these particular men might yet have the opportunity to meet with an appropriate answer. In the end, though, this is the world we are leaving behind.
'That's okay, Malia and Sasha won't have to live in it.'
ReplyDeleteSometimes you get the feeling that isn't even satirical.
"We may hope that these particular men might yet have the opportunity to meet with an appropriate answer."
ReplyDelete"Cædite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius"