With Osama Dead, Time To Exit Afghanistan

It's been a few days since the great news of Osama Bin Laden being killed by our wonderful Navy Seals. In those few days Obama's poll numbers have gone up, as they should. Don't get me wrong I'm still opposed to the President on many issues. It's just, in the words of Joe Biden, "a big F'n deal". Any President who can say, "We got him" when refering to OBL deserves credit. And he has received it as his poll numbers have gone up 9 points, from 47% to 56%. However with that being said I have a suggestion that could help the President even more.

President Obama should, in the wake of OBL's death, declare victory in Afghanistan and pull our troops out now. Imo, OBL's death has given the U.S. an opportunity to leave that God-forsaken country while being able to hold our collective heads up high. We won the war. We accomplished what we set out to do, get Bin Laden. It may have taken us nearly a decade to accomplish, as well as cost us a lot in the ways of blood and treasure, but we did it. Historians in 50 years may not look at our war in Afghanistan as much of a victory, but in the here and now it will feel much more like a victory than the wars in Vietnam and Korea could ever hope to.

Where as I think this is the right thing to do, the main reason Obama will likely consider doing this is that it will help him politically. It helps him politically because it would not only boost his numbers within his own base but will help him with other Americans as well. America has become very weary of our involvement in Afghanistan. Because of this, if Obama were to declare victory and announce our immediate withdrawal I'd be willing to bet his approval numbers would shoot up into the high 60's. Now as much as oppose this President on most issues I'm willing to submit this idea to him because I like most Americans want out troops home. Our military has become stretched too thin. At the rate we are going in our continuing intervening of countries like Libya, we will either have to cut our losses and leave places like Iraq and Afghanistan or we'll have to bring back the draft. I'd prefer the former rather than the latter. But that's just me.

Hopefully, the President and other elected officials might consider this. The sooner the better. After all if we don't get out now,having declared victory with OBL's death, then what would be our best case scenario as far as an exit strategy goes. Just something to think about.

Until next time,
Chesswiz77 is out.