I HAVE WORKED BOTH SIDES OF PAKISTAN SOME YEARS AGO. THE WEST SIDE HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONTROLLED BY TRIBAL RULE. OUR US GOVT.HAS NO CONCEPT OF HOW TO DEAL WITH THE WEST SIDE SITUATION.UNTIL WE ACCEPT THE FACT THAT TRIBAL LORDS CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ASSIST THAT COUNTRY. MOST OF THE FUNDS GIVEN BY THE USA WINDS UP IN SWISS BANK ACCOUNTS OF SENIOR GOVT. LEADERS. THE US GOVT. STAFF WORKING AT OUR EMBASSIES ARE TOTAL IGNORANT OF LOCAL RULES.THEY HAVE NEVER REALLY TRIED TO BECOME FRIENDS OF THE LOCALS.THEY DO NOT INVITE THEM INTO THEIR HOMES OR TO THEIR PARTIES. THIS IS A FACT.

In his comments, Denny writes that his friend was next to the Marriott building that was blown up. Well that building is in Pakistan, not Afghanistan. and a friend serving in Pakistan,that can not be true either because there are no American forces in Pakistan, I think you meant to say that your friend is serving in Afghanistan

I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS SERVING IN PAKASTAN NOW HE WAS IN A BUILDING NEXT TO THE MARRIOTT HOTEL IN KABUL WHEN IT WAS BLOWN UP BY A TRUCK BOMB WHEN THE BOMB EXPLODED AT THE MARRIOTT IT ALSO TOOK THE BUILDING NEXT TO THE MARROTT THAT MY FRIEND AND HIS MEN WERE STAYING IN OUT ALSO HE LOST A NUMBER OF HIS MEN WHEN IT EXPLODED IT KILLED SEVERAL OF THEM AND ALSO WOUNDED SOME OF THEM I WAS VERY AFRAID THAT MY FRIEND WAS KILLED ALSO BUT THE GOOD LORD WAS WATCHING OVER HIM AND HE WAS NOT HURT THANK GOD HIS FAMILY MEMBERS IS MY DENTEST HE IS MARRIED TO HIS DAUGHTER HE ALSO GOES TO OUR CHURCH