Cmon now. We need to withdraw and feel the pride we felt when the leftists pulled the plug on Vietnam, though we never lost a battle. Of course, the leftists preferred and still prefer the communists over the US.
But just for the target practice alone, Afghanistan is worth it.
NATO: 10 Taliban killed in Afghan raid - Senior commander among targeted militants
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=61537
33 Taliban killed in clashes with NATO forces
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\03\19\story_19-3-2009_pg7_48
Five killed in Mirali drone attack
http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=142901
Massive military operation disrupts Taliban staging ground
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090321.wafghanmis0321/BNStory/Afghanistan/home
Afghanistan: Coalition forces kill 12 militants
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/afghanistan.militants.dead/
US missile strike in Kurram agency levels Taliban training camp
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/03/us_missile_strike_in.php
NATO Troops Kill Senior Taliban Commander
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123779326176512221.html
Let’s hope every jihadi on the planet chooses to fight in Afghanistan.
As much as we would love to see Afghanistan a free settled country, it’s history begs the question. They don’t call it the empire killer for nothing.