Afghanistan Helicopter Crash

On Saturday, August 6 2011, US had suffered its greatest single day loss of the entire Afghanistan war. Taliban militants had shot down a Chinook helicopter containing 31 US elite SEAL units and 7 commandos brought in to support and rescue 4 of their units. They were believed to have been shot down by an Roclet-Propelled Grenade. US president Barack Obama had visited the families of the deceased, showing his condolences for the soldiers and their families. The US military had seemingly "avenged" them by bombing the suspected Taleban hideouts. However, i believed that they have the wrong mindset. They underestimated the Talebans. They had believed that they own the rights to the sky, as we can see from the fact that the US air force had sent in a vulnerable transport helicopter into a danger zone, which actually shows that they are being complacent. However, this unfortunate accident had simply just reminded everyone that, there are still enemies out there.

I feel pity and sadness in not only that these soldiers had died in the battlefield, but also that they are dying due to the wrong reason. Their purpose of entering the battlefield was to save people and to kill people who take others lives. However, in this case the soldiers are dying due to the mistakes their superior make. Is This Right?

Book Review: The Prodigal Daughter

This book by Jeffrey Archer, is the second part of the Kane and Abel series which includes the main characters of Florentyna Rosnovski, Richard Kane and their fathers. This story is divided into two parts. The first part describes Florentyna Rosnovski and her life from her birth till the end of Kane and Abel, where both fathers passes away. The second part of the story however, holds more meaning and significance than the first part of the story. In the second part, Florentyna wrestles control of Richard Kane's bank back. She then meets up with an old friend, Edward Winchester, who then convinces her to run for Chicago in the Congress. This marks the start of her political career which as she progresses, she meets obstacles such as funerals and scandals, one of which was Richard's death in a car accident which derailed her political career for a period of time but of which she recovered fairly quikly. She then became the vice-president of the United states.Subequently, after President Parkin died, she became the president.

This story shows me that friends are an integral part of us, and we have to treasure those friends and disregard those that do not consider us in their actions. This can actually be applied to much of our lives and is an important key to our success. Without friends, we can improve, can develop and can persevere.