President Obama marks Memorial Day and says the troops are coming home. Your thoughts?

2015-05-25T13:08:44-04:00

Proclaiming “the first Memorial Day since our war ended in Afghanistan”, President Barack Obama prepared to pay an annual visit to Arlington National cemetery Monday as questions lingered about the role of the nearly 10,000 US troops expected to remain in Afghanistan into the next year.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/25/obama-memorial-day-afghanistan-troops

Obama to mark Memorial Day but questions linger over Afghanistan troops

President to attend ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on ‘first Memorial Day since our war ended’, but 9,800 troops remain deployed

Response by Cpl Earl Lewis made May 25 at 2015 1:20 PM

2015-05-25T13:20:31-04:00

I am very cold towards our so-called Commander-in-Chief. I learned from History a lingering lesson: "Don't tell your enemies when you leave."

This is an even somber Memorial Day...as we have people who gave their lives so our country continues to thrive.

We should have Had MORE troops there, then gradually and quietly withdraw...

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made May 25 at 2015 1:24 PM

2015-05-25T13:24:29-04:00

He also said if you liked your insurance you could keep it. He also said he was going to have a transparent administration. As goes Iraq when we departed so will Afghanistan, they are some what the same. They are not loyal to a country, loyalty lies with religion, family, tribal lords. They've been that was since Alexander the Great's time, why should they change now?

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 25 at 2015 3:22 PM

2015-05-25T15:22:20-04:00

With this guy's track record, I don't think so.

Response by CPO Greg Frazho made May 25 at 2015 4:51 PM

2015-05-25T16:51:21-04:00

Our war in Afghanistan's over, eh? By whose estimation? The Taliban's? The Haqqani Network's? The GIRoA's? Yeah....not buying that at all. That's a political jab meant to throw a back-handed insult to the more hawkish pols on Capital Hill. One has to wonder at this relatively late juncture of this presidency which alternate reality they all live in.