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A Faith Worse Than Death

Afghanistan! would anybody give a damn perhaps had a chance, under Uncle Sam They gave them weapons, to fight Talibans enslavers of women, for pleasures of man Kabul was thriving, the west brought calm young ladies attend school, sitting exams Mullahs hid in exile, with extremist Imams Allowed back in, by surrendering Afghans Another failed state, turns hardline Islam say they've changed, nah just a big scam The door was opened, they choose to slam right back to poverty, from where it began Religious fanatics, resume same old sham beheadings, torturing, cut off some hands Warped Sharia law, interpretation of Koran no A la carte, only one recipe, Allah flambe * US couldn't stay forever, done all they can must watch Russia, China, Nth Korea, Iran In tragic war situations, there's no exit plan want to point a finger, start with bin laden * Play on (A la Flambe) no offence intended to moderate peaceful Muslims* Afghanistan Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann 25/08/2021

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Date: 9/28/2021 2:24:00 PM
A most flowing write on a most cracked point of our Earth. Concise. The subject could be considered beyond poetry, but I’m so glad you didn’t think so. Thank you, David!
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David Kavanagh
Date: 9/28/2021 3:16:00 PM
Thank you Sally, I really like to think no subject should be beyond poetry, I know this is a westerners point of view, and I would be considered an infidel by hardline Muslims, hundreds of Afghan women judges are in hiding being hunted down by taliban fighters seeking revenge, I really hope they make it out alive, cheers David
Date: 8/25/2021 8:22:00 PM
Exceptional write with a relevant view of what is happening in Afghanistan. Some will agree; others will not. Makes no difference. It was time to get out...and no one could have closed out the war with any less chaos and confusion. Biden can't and certainly Trump couldn't! Uh, what was that about a deal Trump made with the Taliban??????????
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David Kavanagh
Date: 8/25/2021 10:16:00 PM
Thank you Milton, Trump is just trying to look good in a bad situation, this was already on the cards when he was in power, the end game is sad but inevitable, just like the chaos when Vietnam finished, I don't care if people disagree with my poem, if they have an alternative I'd love to hear it, like I said US has bigger issues to deal with I named a few, cheers David

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