That was the promnise we made to our brave allies in Vietnam, the Nung and Montagnard, and the first chance we got we cut out and left them to face the NVA led government….which by the way did not do them any favors….they were hunted down and either killed or imprisoned because they had helped the US fight for their country……..and we said then that it was a tragedy and that we would do everything possible to never leave a friend behind to face such De-humanization…….you pledge our support.

Fast forward to Afghanistan….2001 we invaded and kicked the crap out of the Taleban and AQ….we employed many Afghans to act as laborers and most notable as interpreters……..well we are slowly but slowly winding down our little fray into Afghanistan and should be out of the fighting by 2014, at least that is the promise….say that happens will we honor our pledge to those who worked on our behalf……?

(Newser) – An increasing number of Afghan interpreters who worked with US troops for years during the war are being denied US visas, because the government doesn’t think their lives are in serious danger. Think again, the interpreters tell the Washington Post. “There are tons of [Taliban members] in my village, and they all know that I worked with the Americans,” says one, who received a letter from the US government saying he had failed to prove there was a “serious threat” against his life. “If I can’t go to the States, my life is over,” he says. “I swear to God, one day the Taliban will catch me.”

Another interpreter, who worked at a US military prison screening visitors, even had US officers writing letters on his behalf, explaining that his job was particularly dangerous, because he often came face-to-face with the families of detained militants. But the State Department didn’t agree. A third survived three IED attacks and was called “a spy and a traitor” while accompanying a US unit for five years, and says his family has received threatening phone calls. But still, that’s not a “serious threat,” says the government. “What’s a serious ongoing threat for them? Do they need someone to bring in my decapitated head?” asks one interpreter. “The Taliban posted a letter on our house saying next time I come inside my house, they will kill my whole family. That’s still not good enough?”

Ah, as usual….the US will NOT honor our pledge of protection….the Afghans who worked with the US troops can look forward to being hunted down and most likely executed or they will be tortured and imprisoned…..yet another lie to people who braved all sorts of hardships to work with the troops in their mission…..

This is something the US excels in….promises and lies….what do you call a person who turns his back on a friend in need?