U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Noyes patrols with fellow soldiers during Operation Marble Lion in Afghanistan's Jani Khel district, April 12, 2012. Noyes is a medic assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Jason Epperson
Obama’s Disastrous War -- Jeffrey T. Kuhner, The Washington Times
Only victory president wants to win is his own on Election Day
President Obama has lost Afghanistan. The war is turning into a catastrophic defeat - one that will be worse than Vietnam. It is time to bring the troops home, and end this national nightmare.
Recently, the Taliban launched a major spring offensive. Insurgents targeted Kabul and three other cities. They were rebuffed by allied troops and the Afghan army. But the Taliban were able to infiltrate security zones that were supposed to be impenetrable. Their coordinated attacks were a military failure. Diplomatically and psychologically, however, they were devastating. For months, American commanders have claimed that the Taliban are in retreat, and that Afghans are successfully building up their police and security forces. Mr. Obama vowed “the tide of war is receding.”
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