Something has been bothering me lately and I think there may be others who feel the same way. Let me first start by saying that in no way do I support the Taliban and its government.
The two women who were held captive in Afghanistan for about 100 days, upon their release, received a heroes’ welcome back to the United States.
They were jailed for teaching Christianity in Afghanistan and that is against the law. Why were they given a heroes welcome? They have met with Katie Couric and the president. Next we will see a movie of the week about these two women, glamorizing breaking laws in other countries.
What about all the other U.S. citizens throughout the world who have committed a crime in another country and did not get any welcome home by our government when they arrived home?
Why do these women deserve any recognition? They do not; if anything, they should have finished doing their time. After all, that is what our government would expect of any criminal from another country serving time here. Does anybody remember the kid who was whipped by a cane for stealing street signs and painting graffiti in Singapore? Did he get a warm welcome? Most of the people in the United States agreed with that government’s decision.
Isn’t the United States detaining 603 people for having possible, not proven, ties to terrorist activities? Why isn’t that the same thing as what the Taliban did to those two women? So far only 104 have been charged with crimes. Many people feel that all 603 should be detained. That really does not make sense, does it?
Scott Schneidersenior Health Information Management and Systems
