No give and take

I recently watched a show on the National Geographic channels about a Green Beret team inside of Afghanistan, titled, Inside the Green Beret's. It showed the tensions within the Muslim community and how they were reacting to the presence of American troops. They were also questioning their safety and the safety of their children, asking of the Taliban struck, would the Green Beret's be able to protect them.

All in all it was a testament to the dedication and professionalism of the men serving on the A-Team in Afghanistan and their constant battle to stay one step ahead of the Taliban.

The National Geographic film crew became embroiled in a lot more realism then they had bargained for when a Green Beret vehicle they were in was struck by an IED, improvised explosive device, killing and wounding a total of seven men, Green Beret's and film crew.

It was a very sad moment and one that was caught on film.

What had struck me about this incident was footage that was shown earlier on in the episode taken of Muslim Taliban fighters as a member of their team ran a vehicle into a Green Beret vehicle in a suicide attack.

The translation of one of the Taliban's prayers the moment the suicide bomber activated his explosives struck a note of terror deep within me. The depth of the hatred in his prayer towards American's made me realize even more so that this is far from over.

Their hatred of our lifestyle dictates that they will pursue destruction with their last breaths, yet there are those here at home who feel that all we have to do is pull our troops out and it will be over. This man's prayers answered that question and even more, no it will not be over, it will not be over because that genuinely hate us, everything about us.

The only way this will ever end is to destroy every last one of them, there can be no give and take in this, it is impossible.

If this show "Inside the Green Beret's" is shown again on a National Geographic channel near you then it would be a truly educational experience to watch the entire program and you too will understand exactly what I am saying, there can be only one answer to this war, that is if it is not too late.