Yes. I know that Vermont is not exactly known as a conservative state, but the Vermont National Guard is over there now, including people that we know.
They don’t deserve to get killed because they aren’t allowed to defend themselves. Nor do any of our other troops.
Moreover, it is a basic tenet of just war theory, as well as plain common sense, that you should not get into a war unless you intend to win it.
I know that people hesitate to blame McChrystal for these problems, but he is the guy who is responsible—and apparently deliberately so.