With the threat of radical Muslims increasing, President Obama announced yesterday that he intends on sending thirty thousand more troops to Afghanistan in the early part of 2010. Also in President Obama’s speech he said that he plans on withdrawing troops in July of 2011. Immediately after this announcement Senators of both parties had questions and objections about President Obama’s plan. Senator John McCain supports Obama’s decision in sending more troops to Afghanistan, but he does not understand why Obama made a time frame on when to start sending the troops home. McCain doesn’t think it makes sense to dramatically increase the number of troops with a time frame to bring them home. Mr. McCain called the quick build-up and draw-down logically incoherent and he pressed Obama’s advisors about whether the president would withdraw the troops unconditionally.
I support President Obama in the decision he made to send more troops to Afghanistan. The war in Afghanistan was coming to a point where he either needed to withdraw troops or send more troops to that region to stop in the insurgency of the Taliban. I also agree with Senator John McCain’s view of why President Obama set a time table for the troops to come home. I think by doing this it shows the American people, our allies and our enemies that we are only willing to sacrifice for the next year for our safety and freedom. The Taliban realize if they can fight off these troops for the next year and half then they will have won the war. This gives the Taliban more incentive because they know the U.S. is getting extremely tired of the war. I agree with Obama’s decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, but I don’t agree on setting a time table for them to come. I think in a year from now, President Obama should look at the progress we have made with this increase of troops and make a rationale decision from there. The threat of Muslim radicals and Muslim culture is something to fear. Americans must continue to stay strong and show no side of weakness on the fight in the Middle East in order to keep America free and safe!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/world/asia/03policy.html?hp
I support President Obama in the decision he made to send more troops to Afghanistan. The war in Afghanistan was coming to a point where he either needed to withdraw troops or send more troops to that region to stop in the insurgency of the Taliban. I also agree with Senator John McCain’s view of why President Obama set a time table for the troops to come home. I think by doing this it shows the American people, our allies and our enemies that we are only willing to sacrifice for the next year for our safety and freedom. The Taliban realize if they can fight off these troops for the next year and half then they will have won the war. This gives the Taliban more incentive because they know the U.S. is getting extremely tired of the war. I agree with Obama’s decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, but I don’t agree on setting a time table for them to come. I think in a year from now, President Obama should look at the progress we have made with this increase of troops and make a rationale decision from there. The threat of Muslim radicals and Muslim culture is something to fear. Americans must continue to stay strong and show no side of weakness on the fight in the Middle East in order to keep America free and safe!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/world/asia/03policy.html?hp
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