November 11, 2009

Obama is still mulling over his options for the Afghan war and is supposed to decide something late this month. There are no easy solutions because Bush and Company dithered for years and ignored an enemy getting stronger and deadlier.

Unfortunately he will probably add more soldiers for the war. But sending more soldiers to Afghanistan will not help a chaotic country mired in violence and drugs.

Afghanistan is not Iraq and what we did there will not work in Afghanistan. Tribal associations and Muslim extremists are too strong for the West to overcome. Creating a peaceful and pro-Western Afghanistan is impossible. They do not welcome our presence, democracy and ways of doing things. They never will.

The Soviet Union understood that years ago and left. Their failure meant years of war and thousands of dead. It was a bloody lesson we must not repeat.

Most veterans would say war must be avoided whenever possible. To honor our vets in 2009 we must listen to them. It is time to end the war in Afghanistan and bring our soldiers home.

Let's make sure Obama remembers this part of his 2009 Veteran's Day speech:

"Our servicemen and women have been doing right by America for generations and, as long as I am commander in chief, America is going to do right by them.  And that is my message to all veterans today,"

"America will not let you down. We will take care of our own."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/obama-to-veterans-america-will-not-let-you-down.html

If Obama continues the Afghan War it will be letting them down.