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However, we still need to be there because as far as we know, the leaders of Al Quada are still alive and need to be wiped out or they will be a constant threat to our security.

They are everywhere. They are in Libya and we are giving them air cover. They are in Egypt and they are preparing to go to war with Israel. They are in Pakistan. They are in Iran. They are in Bahrain. They are everywhere. Should we send our troops everywhere?

We have no legitimate mission in Afghanistan. I don't support the mission because there is no mission. We are merely treading water and enabling the Afghanistan government to grow more and more militantly Islamic.

"We have no legitimate mission in Afghanistan."

For the reasons I stated earlier, I believe we do. As for the other places you mentioned, each situation is different. Al Queada is in America also and we're certainly not going to send our military into New York City to root out an Al Queada cell. The Libyan rebels by and large are regular people from what I have so far read who just want to be free. Can they be co-opted by Al Queada or the Muslim Brotherhood? Absolutely. That's why we need to be working (i.e. CIA) to ensure that they do not co-opt this rebellion.

Not sure if you know this or not. During WWII, many of the French resistance were communists. However, that didn't stop us from working with them. Supplying them weapons and intelligence. At the end of the war, we ensured they weren't the ones calling the shots to rebuild France. We have a chance to get rid of a true despot and turn an enemy into a friendly. We should take it IMO.