Politics Plus

When Obama was running for President, he stated his intent to try to win the war in Afghanistan.  In his defense, I think that few knew just how much the total incompetence of the Republican Bush Regime had made the war unwinnable.  Nevertheless, Obama has failed to adapt to that situation.  Part of the problem is that he is working with other countries and has committed not to leave them hanging.  But conditions on the ground have gotten so bad that our allies are  tiring of this senseless conflict.

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France suspended military operations as part of the American-led coalition in Afghanistan on Friday and said he was considering an early pullout of his nation’s forces after an Afghan soldier shot and killed four French soldiers on a base in eastern Afghanistan.

A Western official said Mr. Sarkozy’s threat could lay bare “real cracks in the coalition” at a time when the alliance is seeking a cohesive position to assure the Afghan government of its long-term commitment and to push the Taliban insurgents to negotiate a peace deal rather than continue fighting.

It was the second fatal attack in a month involving an Afghan soldier opening fire on French troops and came at a time when American forces are deeply concerned about increasing numbers of killings of American and other allied forces by the Afghan soldiers they fight alongside and train. It also comes as many European countries with troops here are facing unprecedented economic pressures at home and adds to public questioning of the value of continued involvement in Afghanistan.

If France, the fourth-largest troop-contributing country after the United States, Britain and Germany, were to reduce its numbers more than planned it could spur other countries to follow suit, leaving the Afghans feeling less secure, said Western and Afghan officials… [emphasis added]

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When Crawford Caligula initially invaded, there were two announced goals: to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and to overthrow the Taliban.  Instead of following the primary goal, the Bush Regime installed one of their oil company buddies, Hamid Karzai, to turn Afghanistan into a puppet state and to facilitate another Republican pipeline scheme, but they lacked the competence to secure the route to build it.  If Karzai were not corrupt beyond measure, he would never have colluded with Republicans to screw his own people.  The people of Afghanistan perceive us as an invading enemy, because Bush shunned authentic freedom for their nation.

Now that the very troops we are training are turning on and killing the soldiers that are training them, it is time to recognize the futility of this war and work out a final withdrawal with our allies.  Since Obama eliminated Osama, the stated goals of our invasion have been met.  The Taliban is not in power.  Osama is dead.  Bring the troops home!