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goobster · 682 days ago · link · · parent · post: The far edge of my empathy; The leading edge of my logic
Woah... I knew her story felt oddly familiar. I'd completely forgotten about John Walker Lindh! I read through that article - and a couple others - from Gary Brecher "the war nerd", and realized something I didn't know before: ISIS is just a buncha entitled middle-class dipshits from rich countries with great social programs. Bored teenagers who wanna play army man and think they know everything. And it makes me less sympathetic to her requests to return. I'm no fan of the State Department. But the number of people affected by taking a hardline position against repatriation couldn't fill a jumbo jet. Honestly, we have more important problems to face, than to spend more time worrying about her and the bad decisions she's made.