Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 05, 2010
September 04, 2010
September 06, 2010
Transcript:
Havoc: Can't be late! Great... Akbar! You're now working roadblocks? Man: Why would you not know that, Havoc? You're off your game, my friend. I switched sides almost a month ago! Havoc: Again? Man: One must always be alert to opportunity, no? The Taliban's been on a roll. Haqqani made me an offer. You know Haqqani, do you not? The most brutal Taliban faction? Havoc: Uh... right. Good thing we go way back. Man: This is so. Shall we say five minutes head start?
“Switched sides,” eh? Working for whoever will offer more (or threaten less) than your current boss?
Sounds a lot like how we did business in America during that booming economy we had 15 or so years ago… shoot, it was an embarrassment to admit to working for one guy for over two years.
(Sigh!) Looks like the Afghanis are not so different, after all!