Associated Press: Obama's Afghan plan includes timeframe for exit

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I really don't know how to feel about this. I'm glad we don't have to worry about Afghanistan for another 8 years, but they will withdraw in "less than three years" I would rather the Armed Forces withdraw by next year.

you cant just up and leave. the country was turned to dust... you gotta stay..weezyfb

[QUOTE="weezyfb"]you cant just up and leave. the country was turned to dust... you gotta stay..Ace_WondersX

[QUOTE="Ace_WondersX"][QUOTE="weezyfb"]you cant just up and leave. the country was turned to dust... you gotta stay..weezyfb

Too bad Bush never thought of this for Iraq. He might not have been such a completely irresponsible and irrelevant loser in a flight suit on an aircraft carrier.

Obama is smart - he sets a deadline, which means no matter how this turns out, we're out of there in 3 years.

And if for whatever reason he doesn't win re-election, then the next president doesn't get stuck inheriting a MESS like he did.

I would rather all military personnel positioned in a foreign country be brought back, we stop all humanitarian and military aid to anyone, and the US only deals financially with other countries when it benefits the US. Let's try that for 10 years and see what the world is like...FragStains

You have my support and ,I suspect, most of the world (wild guess)

The only valid exit strategy is VICTORY.

If you are not interested in victory then get our people the hell out of there.

If you can not define victory then get our people the hell out of there.

I seem to remember, and the linked article confirms, that Obama told us during the campaign that Afghanistan is a war of necessity. Given this and his proclaimed brilliance on foreign affairs, and his foreing affairs guru VP Biden, they should have no problem defining victory. I can't wait to hear him define victory, cuz I have no idea what we are trying to accomplish.

I'll put a $5 bet on the following with anyone on here that wants to take it: I bet you will not hear the word victory cross the president's lips during the speech tonight.

Any takers?

Unlike the Iraq war, the Afghan war at least had a valid premise. The taliban were shielding and working with al qaeda. They certainly weren't popular even among the afghan people. I'd like to see afghanistan at least have some security before the US forces withdraw. The last thing you'd want is for the taliban to come back in power once the US and NATO forces leave and then make afghanistan a haven for al qaeda again.

I'm reserving my opinion on this until I know exactly what Obama's plan is in the region, not just vis-a-vis troop levels, but what the Administration's plan is in relation to Pakistani and Indian presences in Afghanistan. That's the biggest question I have right now, and I think it is one that needs to be answered before talking about an exit strategy. -Sun_Tzu-