Was there ever a real objective to the war in Afghanistan? Ostensibly it was about getting Bin Laden, but you don’t send an army to get one man. The politicians and policy wonks in Washington had fantasies about turning Afghanistan into a western style democracy, and it failed miserably. Now, nobody wants to admit that it was a mistake from the beginning. All those lives lost, for what?
Conservatives don’t want to admit that Bush and his advisers made the decision that has led to nothing but misery and loss. My heart goes out to the families of those who were maimed or killed in this misadventure.
Obama doesn’t care if troops are dying there. He will keep them there until there is a political reason to bring them home. After we leave, the place will look the same as it did before we invaded, maybe worse.
Bin Laden was always a separate mission. Afghanistan was primarily about removing the radical Islamic Taliban from power and by default removing the safe haven and training ground for terrorists that Afghanistan under the Taliban provided.
The Kenyan Marxist now openly supports radical Islamists region wide and as well allows the Taliban a seat at the table and negotiates with them regarding the ordered retreat of his homosexual sex military.