6.04.2009

Doug Stanton - Horse Soldiers


Incredibly interesting book. When Sept 2001 happened it was such a blur. What happened half a world away was to me an unknown. Reading this book about those that choose to defend our freedoms is heartwarming and sometime mindboggling. The sacrifices our soldiers perform is awe inspiring. Having been a soldier myself, although never in the face of combat, I have a small bond with those men and women. To think a 21 century battle being fought with horses and B-52s. Interesting dichotomy.

Quote below was of interest to me, "But Rocky had discovered that the security the Taliban had brought to the country came with a heavy price. One's very freedom." That slippery slope of security and freedom. Did our country in frightening terrorism not go to far and infringe on our very freedom? Sometimes the terrorist truly do win in unconventional ways...

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