Afghan conflict being dragged out
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Editor,
The United States has been involved in Afghanistan since 1983, when U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson of Texas secured money for the Mujahideen to fight the Russians in Afghanistan. The money came in three increments: the first was $40 million; second was $50 million; and third was $300 million of unused Pentagon money.
The arms were bought for the Afghan Mujahideen and piped through Pakistan, which set up a strange bedfellow alliance with Pakistan; that was already a tipsy relationship.
In 2006 with the World Trade Center bombing, we commit some military and CIA operatives to Afghanistan to look for Bin Laden, and at the same time, starting the military buildup to Iraq under President Bush.
In 2009, Obama becomes the president; the draw-down of the U.S. military in Iraq begins under Obama; at the same time, Obama said by choice the U.S. will commit to Afghanistan.
We are into 2012 with a Middle East flame of war without the fire being put out.
President Karzai, along with President Obama, are throwing our military under the rear wheels of the bus by telling the insurgents when the military is leaving and limiting combat operations, which is treacherous.
What we needed in these conflicts was a president like Abe Lincoln, who had a general like Sherman, who marched through the South and tore it up and broke their backs. If it was done Sherman’s way, there would be less widows, less fatherless children and less limbs lost.
Think about it.
Edwin Cornelius
Ronan
