[mylife]

Tom Cotton says we can not allow Afghanistan to be an ungoverned country.

Afghanistan has Always been an ungoverned land of Thiefdoms and Warlords.

We should have never walked away from Iraq
We could have split the ME from the Bosporus straits to the Persian gulf with freedom.
We had it all sewn up till Obozo turned his back and launched the Arab Spring

The Insane Arab spring in Egypt and Libya is allowing the invasion of the west

Blah Blahh Blah now lets talk healthcare

Spit! I hate these people

[mylife]

Krazy Kasich on now
Kiss your career goodbye John

[rodguy911]

Great post,Soros’ “arab spring” was designed to sew what he needs most in the world;chaos. It was a rousing success and will take years to fix.

[kabar]

This is the battle now going on in the Administration, i.e., our future role in Afghanistan. On the one hand, if we leave completely we go back to the status quo ante, we may see another Iraq and wind up with AQ and ISIS using the country as a base next to a nuclear Pakistan.

On the other hand, we are pouring money down a rat hole in a country that really isn't a country. As you point out, no one has ever really been in charge of Afghanistan. The central government in Kabul has limited power and influence. It is a poor country that will never be really viable or embrace democracy. Nation building won't work.

Instinctively, Trump favors the latter course rather than continue the investment of American blood and treasure. But Mattis and McMaster favor a continued presence and an increase in the number of troops. Tough decision.