My 2nd cousin, Michael, 19-years-old, has been injured in a mortar attack on his base in Afghanistan -- burns and shrapnel in his chest. He was evacuated to Germany and then to Bethesda in D.C. He had broken his foot during training but went with his unit to Afghanistan anyway and was given a desk job. He is still undergoing therapy but is going to be OK. :)
And now President Obama wants to continue that War -- after cleaning up George W. Bush's mess, he wants to add his own mess: Thus, Obama's War.
I believe in giving the military whatever they need to accomplish a clear and well-defined mission. Building roads and schools does not qualify. That is something best left to the State Department and foreign aid.
Obviously, our strategy has devolved into 'the best defense is a good offense.' In other words, we are over there for the sake of being over there. In my opinion, that is not good enough. We need to improve our defense -- monitoring communications (translators), spies -- as a good offense cannot be sustained forever. 'The best defense is a good offense' only works in timed events, like a football game. It is a losing strategy against terrorism.
Good Luck with that.
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