Victory in Afghanistan is a highly debatable topic and one that has been thrown around on both sides of the political spectrum.
To me victory means that the Taliban or Al Qaeda no longer has a nation to train forces, maintain forces, and plan attacks towards the United States or her allies. Al Qaeda has been at war with the U.S. for decades and the citizens of the United States realized this for the first time on Sept. 11. People that want us to get out of Afghanistan seem to forget the reason we are there is to capture or kill those responsible for that attack. So far that mission is incomplete with Osama Bin Laden still being at large.
Lets not go into this blindly though. We are not in the business of nation building, and we do not have the money to stay in Afghanistan for an extended period of time like we already have. There needs to be a comprehensive balance in which we can complete our mission and return home with a safe ally in Afghanistan that no longer breeds terror. We cannot forget the destructive attack that came to our shore.
President Obama has a hard decision to make and the situation in Pakistan is worsening because of the Taliban. In April, Frontline featured a great piece about the Taliban and child recruitment. It is chilling to say the least, especially the last 12 minutes.
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The President never mentioned victory in his speech Tuesday night! That isn't much support for our soldiers who are in the battle. Our enemies have much patience and the President put a time limit on this war? It is not the way to run a war!
ReplyDeleteI don't believe our battle plans are laid out on national television for the terrorists to hear.
ReplyDeleteThen why tell the terrorists when we're leaving?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is to fool the terrorists? Or to appease the public?
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