To: jlallen who wrote (889817 ) 9/23/2015 5:45:39 PM From: Broken_Clock Respond to 1. Removing the Taliban was a blessing for Afghanis and the world.. thus allowing the largest increase in opium production in world history….awesome!2. I do not see that it is a US responsibility to immediately correct a condition which has existed for thousands of years in that culture...nor do I see any evidence that either Bush or Obama "supported child rape"....however, it does seem to me that the DOD policy needs to be changed toward those who step up to prevent the abuse of children in Afghanistan. You'd be wrong on both counts. The Taliban stopped the rapes immediately upon taking power. In fact, it was one reason the people supported the Taliban over the warlords.The United States has been turning a blind eye to a culture practice in Afghanistan where men of power rape young boys as a sign of status. The practice, called bacha bazi (“boy play”), has abhorred American soldiers serving in Afghanistan. But most did nothing to stop the rampant pederasty on orders from commanders, who in turn were told by the Obama and Bush administrations to not interfere with the raping. The New York Times .
