President Obama and Afghanistan

Dear Friends,

We need to get our troops, CIA agents and hired mercenaries out of Afghanistan now.  For most of the time that we have been fighting in Afghanistan, there has been no rational basis for being there.  We are supporting a corrupt despot who on a regular basis publicly criticizes our efforts in Afghanistan and says that we should leave.  What better reason do we need to leave than when the head of the country says publicly that we should get out?

In the paper edition of The New York Times today on page 12 there were three headlines that said it all - "Karzai Says U.S. Is Talking to the Taliban, and He Lashes Out at Allies", "Gunfight Shatters Calm Spell in Kabul" and "Looking Back, Gates Says He's Grown Wary of Waging 'Wars of Choice'".

Now is the time for us to get out.  Our war in Afghanistan is hurting our reputation, is not helping our national security and is using money that certainly could be better spent at home. 

Write President Obama (here).

Thanks for reading and please comment,
The Unabashed Liberal