This is scary, nasty, vile stuff. But the US cannot be the savior of women around the world. This is their culture, their world. They had an army that we built and trained and armed and funded. And when the Taliban came they simply vanished. They were only there for the paycheck. If their own people won't even try to defend themselves, we do not have the responsibility to do it for them. Every time we try, we make it worse.

We should focus on equality for women in our own country first. We are not doing so well at that, either.