This reminds me of something I read, quoting a US official, in the days when the US was in Afghanistan, trying to build a government: “You can’t buy an Afghan. You can only rent him for a limited time.”
Indeed, Strod. Thank you so much! I see where I erred, and appreciate your diligence in finding the difference between the two strips.
I can’t edit my original comment, but can only delete it. But that will likely remove all the responses, or leave them present in an absence of context. So I’ll leave it in as is.
This reminds me of something I read, quoting a US official, in the days when the US was in Afghanistan, trying to build a government: “You can’t buy an Afghan. You can only rent him for a limited time.”