A Balancing Act

Once in a while, there is a glimmer of reality in our trip on this crazy ride.

There is a sitcom recently introduced that plays with the concept of an Afghan interpreter moving to the U.S., and living with a soldier who served there. I’m leaving out some of the details, but the story line often involves his adjustment to American society, the soldier adjusting to stateside society and the two often acting like brothers from different mothers.

The story had the opportunity to borrow from headlines with the military withdraw and Taliban return, and resulting urgency to get out of the region if t...