President Obama never said or hinted that he would withdraw from Afghanistan. [View All]

[kentuck]

During the entire campaign, he mentioned over and over again that we got distracted from Afghanistan, the real war, to fight in Iraq. He did say he would get troops out of Iraq.

Also, he said that he would focus on the war in Afghanistan, by going after the people that attacked us on 9/11. We may disagree with him on that issue but he is doing nothing in Afghanistan that he said he wouldn't do.

I disagree with the President on sending more troops into that country. I disagree with keeping the present troops in the country. I think we should get out. However, he is not breaking a promise that he made to any of us.

The President will argue that the area needs to be stabilized because of the nukes in Pakistan. We cannot permit the radical Islamicists to get their hands on those weapons. We can agree or disagree with that premise.

Also, the President will argue that we cannot let the Taliban back in control in Afghanistan. I don't know how 35-40,000 troops will prevent that? They are in control at the present. I do know that there are no easy answers.