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January 1993, Super Bowl XXVII.
In the fourth quarter Dallas Cowboys' defensive lineman Leon Lett recovered a fumble committed by the Buffalo Bills' offense. Ball in hand, he lumbered down the field, attempting to return the fumble for a touchdown. With no one in front of him, he seemed to be headed for an easy 6 points.
As he was nearing the end zone he stretched out his arms in celebration. A hustling Buffalo Bills' Don Beebe chased him down from behind and knocked the ball out of Leon's hand just before the Cowboy crossed the goal line. That maneuver sent the ball through the end zone, resulting in a play-ending touchback - negating a slam-dunk touchdown and returning the ball to the Buffalo Bills.
Instead of the enduring glory of a Super Bowl touchdown, Leon Lett's premature victory dance earned him the ignominy of owning one of the most embarrassing moments in football history.
Fast forward 10 years.
Instead of being in the sub-tropical splendor of a Super Bowl, think about the Hell-on-Earth known as Afghanistan.
While I'm certain that he would resent the association, think of Mr. Beebe as the Taliban. Guess who gets to play Leon Lett? Hint:
dub-yaInstead of concentrating on the touchdown, Mr. Lett got distracted, with disastrous consequences.
Arrogantly the
poser actor (Bush/Lett) led a nation into a distraction that has killed and wounded thousands of our troops, and killed/wounded/displaced hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. He let Don Beebe catch up and strip him of what would have been his glory.
Now Don Beebe (the Taliban) is back in control of most of Afghanistan, and the unwarranted joyous diversion continues(!)
Oddly, his die-hard supporters still consider Lett (Bush) to be a hero. Meanwhile our troops continue to die.
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