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<\/a><\/p>\nTERRY MOSHER<\/p>\n
TOP OF THE TOWN<\/strong> \u2013 I never supported us going to war in Afghanistan and I\u2019m glad we are pulling out. This 20-year war started to punish the Taliban for hosting al-Quaida, the group mostly responsible for September 11, 2001 and the toppling of the Twin Towers. The war then transition into nation-building, a terrible idea since our culture is so different than what is deeply rooted there. The Soviets tried to tame the Afghans and failed. So did the British. Now it\u2019s our turn to fail, after over 100,000 Afghan deaths (both civilian and military), almost 3 million forced to flee to other countries and another four million displaced. Almost 2,500 American soldiers have been killed and nearly 21,000 wounded. Another 3,800 private security contractors have been killed and about 1,200 from a NATO coalition have been killed. A total of $2.6 trillion of our taxpayer money has been spent. That\u2019s a heavy cost for losing. That money would have done wonders for fixing our much-needed infrastructure problems. We can\u2019t be the world\u2019s policeman. If the Taliban want to put chains\u00a0 around its population and stop girls from being educated and being used for nothing more than domestic slaves we can\u2019t do much about it. We have enough problems in our own country as pro-authoritarian figures gain more and more power. I\u2019m not a pacifist. I believe in Teddy Roosevelt\u2019s policy of speak softly and carry a big stick. I would not be afraid to use a \u201cbig stick\u201d if our security was directly threatened. But I don\u2019t think we should be nation-building. We should keep our enemies close, which means having the ability to talk to them constantly so we understand each other and know where the red lines are positioned. But we had no business being in Afghanistan. There are other ways to combat the Taliban other than bullets and bombs. We can limit their poppy harvest for one, which tops their economic growth. Speak softly to them but wield a big stick. \u2026 Okay, enough of that. How about the Seattle Storm? They ripped the Connecticut Sun in the first Commissioner\u2019s Cup 79-57 to earn each Storm player an additional $30,000, which means a lot to those players who aren\u2019t making a lot to begin with. Breanna Stewart made another $5,000 for being the MVP. I love watching the Storm. They play the game of basketball the right way. They don\u2019t care who gets the credit, they are all in as teammates. One for all, all for one, type of thing. And watching Sue Bird, the ageless wonder, and Stewart play together on the court is something wonderful to behold. It\u2019s poetry in motion. You need to watch them play. This may be the last WNBA season for Bird, who turns 41 on Oct. 16, so this may be your last chance. \u2026 You know, NFL is a violent sport (maybe not as bad as UFC) and one can expect injuries.\u00a0 But reading about the Seahawks\u2019 fall camp I realize there are a dozen or so players that didn\u2019t play the other day because of injuries. They may be small injuries, but I\u2019m thinking if that is the way their season goes they are going to be in trouble.\u00a0 If the Seahawks can go through the 17-game season without too many major injuries they have a chance to be really good. But the big IF is the injury bug. If they get bitten too much by it than all bets are off. \u2026 I can\u2019t figure out the Mariners. They are 61-55 as I write this and based on how they hit the ball should probably have a lot worse won-lost record. They are currently 29th<\/sup> out of 30 teams with a .222 batting average. Only Texas is worse at .221.They are 11th<\/sup> in home runs with 143, but other than that they at best are average in other statistics. Pitching is more positive. The Mariners rank right in the middle of 30 teams in ERA at 15th<\/sup> with a 4.33. What I see is their manager, Scott Servais, is really good. He\u2019s a calming influence in the middle of a storm. Sometimes, I guess, it\u2019s best just to sit back and enjoy. I can\u2019t guess why they are doing as well as they are, but I\u2019m going to enjoy it while it lasts. That\u2019s it. Stay safe.<\/p>\n Be well pal.<\/p>\n Be careful out there.<\/p>\n Have a great day.<\/p>\n You are loved.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TERRY MOSHER TOP OF THE TOWN \u2013 I never supported us going to war in Afghanistan and I\u2019m glad…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-column","category-mosher"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4061,"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4060\/revisions\/4061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}