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BYU grad says surge should work in Afghanistan
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Which is why President Obama elected to keep Bill Gates on as Defense Secretary; he wanted to ensure "continuity of operations" during the critical transition.
The only modification the President has made to the Bush plan is to reduce the amount of troops sent to Afghanistan, in spite of the recommendations of his commanders.
In case you have forgotten that attack was carried out by Muslim terrorists who organized and trained for the plan in Afghanistan, with the tacit support of the ruling Taliban party.
After the Soviets were kicked out of Afghanistan and the Cold War ended we just ignored the country and let it fester until the conditions were ripe for a group of anti-American fanatics to take over, which in turn made it easier for Al-Qaeda to hatch terrorist plots against us.
A stable, pro-Western democracy in Afghanistan is in our long-term interest and is a cause worth fighting for.
I'm not an Obama supporter, BTW, and I think he is doing this more out of political obligation than any sense that this is in our best interests, but the Afghan Surge is the right thing to do and the President is correct in sending more troops.
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