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The Hill | The risks of staying in Afghanistan far outweigh the risk of withdrawal
I served two combat deployment tours to Afghanistan in 2005-06 and 2010-11, regularly observing front-line conditions throughout my year during the Obama surge. I can state conclusively that it is a physical impossibility to use conventional troops to defeat a shadowy insurgent group militarily. Withdrawal is the far better option — and that’s not just my opinion.
In a poll conducted by Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) last month, an overwhelming 73 percent of all veterans queried said they favored a full withdrawal from Afghanistan. CVA Executive Director Nate Anderson said it should come as no surprise that the veterans who have “borne the burden” of fighting forever wars favor a full withdrawal from Afghanistan. |
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