The type of operation carried out by our Navy SEALs to take out UBL was far more effective and far cheaper than fighting a massive land war with no discernible direction or visible endgame anymore. The other problem of course is that Afghanistan simply isn't interested in being anything other than a country run by sharia law. Outside of killing everyone there who is making that happen and making the place a US colony (something we quite honestly should have done in the beginning), how can we change this?
The second we allowed for Afghanistan's new constitution to be based on islam was the day we allowed for this outcome to occur. Unless we want to refight this, there's no turning back now.
We killed Bin Laden, but the war on terror is NOT over. Leaving Afghanistan now would hand the country over to the Taliban and there would be an Al Qaeda resurgence.
I don’t think we should leave but these countries have been fighting for centuries. I seriously wonder how long we can possibly stay there. I mean afghanistan and Iraq are not Germany and Japan. At some point financially we are going to have to take the risk and leave. It will become necessary.
If this puts pressure on him to do these things, the letter will be worthwhile.
What if they decide to "resurge" in Ethiopia? Or, Kuwait? Or, Egypt? Or, Iran? Or, Libya?
How many places do we need to occupy to stop the "resurgence"?
Can you explain exactly what are troops are doing (besides dying) to stop this so-called resurgence?
Yeah, we should also go into Yemen, the Sudan, Somalia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria.... Not a great idea? What, are you soft on terrorism? Lots of al Qaeda in those places. What the H, let’s even invade Iran and North Korea.
Out of Afghanistan, out of Iraq. Stop playing out the Fall of Roman Empire story, flailing away at barbarians in the far reaches of our decaying empire.
Osama was just one terrorist in the War on Terror also NOT known by its real name, the War Between Islam and the World.
That war is not over and these assclowns can do what they want but the muslims will keep trying to destroy civilization and take over the world..................