The Independent, an eastern Long Island newspaper runs a column by Jerry Della Femina. One of his recent columns was very insightful. Here it is.
IT'S TIME TO WITHDRAW
This was just sent to me by a friend, Andrew Benjamin, and it makes a great deal of sense.
Regardless of how you feel about the subject, you will find value in thinking carefully about this:
Every day there are news reports about more deaths. Every night on TV there are photos of death and destruction. Why are we still there?
We occupied this land, which we had to take by force, but it causes us nothing but trouble. Many of our children go there and never come back.
Why are we still there? Their government is unstable, and they have sporadic leadership.
Many of their people are uncivilized. Why are we still there?
The place is subject to natural disasters, from which we are supposed to bail them out.
There are more than 1000 religious sects, which we do not understand.
Their folkways, foods, and fads are unfathomable to ordinary Americans. Why are we still there?
We can't even secure the borders.
They are billions of dollars in debt, and it will cost billions more to rebuild, which we cannot afford. Why are we still there?
It is becoming clear...
WE MUST PULL OUT OF CALIFORNIA.
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