[Well, just as in Vietnam, with no long term support, the Afghani house of cards will fall very quickly and Al_Qaieda will move right back in to where they were in 2001.]
Iraq too. The White House sabotaged the solid relationship with Iraq it inherited from the Bush Administration. A stable, prosperous Iraq—which was in reach in 2009—would have vindicated Bush and contradicted all of Obama’s 2008 anti-surge rhetoric. The new media ignores Obama’s treachery but history is likely to take note of it.
History will show the truth but not before Obama inaugurates his Presidential Library in 2018. He will enjoy the afterglow of the Presidency and cover up his 245 scandals..