Allies and Native Scouts... in the 21st Century

For a while I've been making comparisons (at least in my own head) with the late 19th-century Frontier Indian Wars and how the U.S. handles the contemporary fight against Islam Militant. This article is the first (at least that I can remember) to draw references from that period of the past with our contemporary situation.

Excerpt: What we must now strive to do is to not repeat our past grievous errors. Most Native American Indian scouts were woefully treated after they had served honorably and well. Disarmed, abused, returned to reservations, their treatment amounts to nothing less than a national disgrace. In our own history General Crook, in a rare display of integrity, resigned his commission when his promises to his Apache scouts were broken by a duplicitous government in Washington.

Let us not forget our Kurdish friends.

Note: history NEVER repeats itself... but it does tend to look similar from time to time. Regarding the pic, click here if interested.