الإيمان والرجاء والمحبة، هذه الثلاثة ولكن أعظمهن المحبة
We Got the Bad Guy...
#1...we should not take any more lives
We've Done What We Went To Do...
#2...we should leave
It Costs a Fortune To Be There...
#3...we should stop the war now
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#1 We Got The Bad Guy...
This war was declared as a result of the attacks of September 11th, 2001. President George W. Bush declared war on Al Qaeda and any that harbored them, i.e.: the
Taliban in Afghanistan. The war was a righteous cause. Nearly every American, at that time, wanted justice. It
was a war to protect our national security. Now here's us, 10 years
later, goal accomplished: ObL is dead. The impossible mission is accomplished; there's no need to risk/take any more lives.
However...
A
dead head doesn't fundamentally mean a dead body--and if it's animated, is often more violent than the original whole. Although bin Laden is dead, his disparate parts are not. Insurgents can lay low and 'out-wait'
soldiers. Particularly as those soldiers' focus shifts to new goals. As our ranks are brought home, the malcontents
and mutineers will resurface.
#2 We've Done What We Went To Do...
Despite
a mission that was virtually insurmountable, we've made great strides toward
rebuilding a failed state. The U.S. has shown Afghanistan paths to a
sustainable, democratic, protected
nation; we should go home now.
However...
Our self-appointed task of 2001 was to assist in stabilizing
political realms in Afghanistan's north, to train militarily and to help reduce
poverty. As we continue to stream out of
Afghanistan, we mustn't hand over carte blanche control to President
Karzai, especially since he's evidenced that his loyalties list toward corruption. We must continue to make every effort that the precious sacrifices we've made over the last 10 years aren't betrayed after we leave.
Instead, we must be cautiously diligent
in these next
two years to build deeper ties with diverse local leaders who truly grasp and treasure the meaning of human welfare and, along with opposing the Taliban, are cautious regarding blind allegiance to Hamid Karzai.
It's still in our best interest to continue to train, educate and develop local, honest judiciaries for those that will live the rest of their lives in a state of constant life-challenges. It's
by aiding in political development
that will make real, sustained change for their body and by extension:
businesses, public
works and particularly, schools. Schools, being the link between families and politick, are what changes society in the most
dynamically-enduring and
beneficial ways--institutions that are most likely to draw
local participation and popular endorsement--threads of strength and
hope that cling to localities and resist corruption, brutes and
tyranny. Efforts devoted to
developing trustworthy infrastructure and education is never misspent.
#3 It Costs a Fortune To Be There...
We are burning through billions of dollars on this war. In these economic times, it makes no
sense for the U.S. to
continue to squander billions of dollars in Afghanistan.
However...
'throwing the baby out with the bathwater' is always a poor decision. One of the main reasons we took on this war was to
teach/train the Afghanis to fend for themselves against tyrant rule (read: Taliban, Haqqani, and Al Qaeda) which are still a VERY present threat. If we were to let go of this action now, throw in the towel/bring all the troops home immediately, we could very well find ourselves in this exact position again with one crucial difference: the despots would now coerce and commandeer American-trained conscripts for their brutal causes. Prayerfully, if all this upheaval goes as designed, we will NEVER have another 9/11; no expense equates.
I would agree with you but I’m not quite sure what your stance is. Do you support the continue occupation of Afghanistan or are you against it. This bolg post is quite confusing you make points that oppose the war and then make counter arguments that support it. I feel as if you had mixed feelings about the war. And if this was the case you should have given closing arguments that expressed that. So that the reader could better understand what your position is.
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