[Art in Idaho]

". . that fewer troops mean assuming more risk. Talk of an exit date also risks sending the wrong message. We should be in Afghanistan to win, not to set a timetable for withdrawal that signals a lack of resolve to our friends, and lets our enemies believe they can wait us out. As long as we’re in to win, and as long as troop level decisions are based on conditions on the ground and the advice of our military commanders, I support President Obama’s decision.

Perfect. Political savant Sarah makes a statement that can be used later to "call him on it" when he fails. She never ceases to amaze me.

[WillT]

I have a questions for Sarah - which military commanders recommended an 18-month timetable for Afghanistan? I think she came across as sounding, dare I say, a politician, on this one.