Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Why It’s Time to Leave Afghanistan

U.S. Marines patrol through Trek Nawa, an area with known insurgent sites, in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 16, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Buckwalter

Why It’s Time To Leave -- Bingham C. Jamison, Time

One of the three Marine special operations personnel killed in Helmand Province by an Afghan police commander on August 9th was a friend of a close friend of mine.

“I don’t even know what to think about this,” was his gut reaction to the news. “Too much raw anger and frustration right now.”

I think anger at the rogue Afghans and frustration as to why we are embroiled in such a futile conflict has many Americans scratching their heads and asking themselves why we’re still in Afghanistan. There have been at least 25 such “green on blue” shootings like this one since January, killing 31 U.S. and allied troops.

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My Comment: I concur .... now is the time to leave Afghanistan to the Afghans.

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