Posted on Oct 16, 2015
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Yesterday, the POTUS announced that the US Military will remain involved in Afghanistan through 2016; a major reversal of his prior comments.
This means over 9000 troops will stay through the upcoming year and then the administration will look at reducing that number to 5000-6000.
So, since most of us here have been there or supported operations there over the past 14 years, do you agree with this decision or is it time to cut and run?
This means over 9000 troops will stay through the upcoming year and then the administration will look at reducing that number to 5000-6000.
So, since most of us here have been there or supported operations there over the past 14 years, do you agree with this decision or is it time to cut and run?
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Posted 9 y ago
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Unfortunately, unless we want to repeat the same vacuum we left in Iraq and the USSR left in, guess where, it is the right move. Now the numbers are up for debate. I realize NOBODY wants to be there, but I think we need more than 9-10,000 troops on the ground. Certainly more than the 5,500 CInC proposes.
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SGT Ben Keen I think it is probably a good idea to announce that we care not drawing down and out of Afghanistan. Announcing our intention to draw-down our forces and exit by a date certain has previously courted disaster for the folks left behind who supported us.
I do not think it is time to cut and run from a military standpoint. We have many American citizens supporting various aspects of life in Afghanistan. Maintaining a force level while other Americans are helping out in groups such as Doctors Without Borders will help some of the younger generations realize there is hope for Afghanistan and that other people care about the Afghans. Building a sense of community within Afghanistan among the various groups and externally is an important step in the Afghans building stability within Afghanistan.
We should never publicize our intentions on drawdowns or operations. I was interested that POTUS mentioned the year he leaves office as the endpoint. Hopefully he will leave it up to his successor to determine the actual drawdown or ramp up as the case may be - military or civil.
I do not think it is time to cut and run from a military standpoint. We have many American citizens supporting various aspects of life in Afghanistan. Maintaining a force level while other Americans are helping out in groups such as Doctors Without Borders will help some of the younger generations realize there is hope for Afghanistan and that other people care about the Afghans. Building a sense of community within Afghanistan among the various groups and externally is an important step in the Afghans building stability within Afghanistan.
We should never publicize our intentions on drawdowns or operations. I was interested that POTUS mentioned the year he leaves office as the endpoint. Hopefully he will leave it up to his successor to determine the actual drawdown or ramp up as the case may be - military or civil.
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Yes. However we may have to increase the number staying in order to mitigate the results of a premature drawdown that already occurred.
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