Are All Democrats Red Sox Fans?

Of course not, and equating Taliban to al Qaeda is like saying all Democrats are Red Sox fans! The Taliban is not al Qaeda. It’s time to get out of Afghanistan.

This is our policy on Afghanistan. The President said,
“…I want the American people to understand that we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future…”

We have yet to accomplish the primary goal of defeating al Qaeda. We’re still fighting the wrong enemy. Beating up the Taliban does not equal defeating al Qaeda. There are many ways to fight al Qaeda without having an Army in Afghanistan. An old friend from Texas used to say, “one riot only needs one ranger”. We need to go about it smarter.

Let's face reality. Afghanistan is a tar pit. The British Empire couldn’t control it. The Soviet Union couldn’t control it. The Taliban are the indigenous people of Afghanistan. It’s their country. They will never leave. Neither Iraq nor Afghanistan is worth one more precious American life. Eventually we’ll grow weary and come home- the sooner the better.