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Originally Posted by Tracktimeplz
He is pulling our troops out of a region where we shouldn't have gone in the first place, and putting them where they should have been all along.
I personally think that we shouldn't have a ground war in Afghanistan, but rather use smart bombs and spec ops to assassinate Taliban and Al-Qaeda leaders. Without proper leadership they can not wage a real war against US interests, and being in their back yard only fans the flames of American hatred.
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I respect your perspective, but that is not what Obama says he is going to do. He has indicated that he will commit significant ground troops to that country.
And I think it's a certaintly that special forces and smart bombs HAVE been used as much as is practical all along, that it would not suddenly be a new thing that is not already going on. It simply hasn't, and won't be effective to a decisive end.
Nearly ALL experts say winning a war in Afghanistan is not possible, that at some point negotiation with the Taliban will be required.
The Taliban leaders have said that they will continue their fight indefinitely, and within 30 years the Americans will be gone. They have no problem waiting, because the end in inevitable.
They have a completely different perspective of war, and its timing than we do. Especially on their home turf.
Obama IS rehashing the centuries, ne millenia old argument that armies are largely made up of people of lesser means, and that the privledged largely do not have to give up their children. It's nothing new, not by a long shot. And it is VERY appealing to those he wishes to have vote for him. But saying this during an election in no way means he actually has any intention of him reinstituting the draft. It's just saying what people want to hear.