Chinook, I am not sure we are doing the right thing in Afghanistan. I am not sure we have a plan. I see a never ending abyss that can never be won. I am military and do as I am told, but I honestly don't think we can solve the problems in Afghanistan or Iraq. It is beyond our comprehension why these people don't want to live as we do. There are many factions and they have hated each other for thousands of years. I don't think we can solve their problems. Maybe we aren't acting in their best interests?

That said, we are knee deep in the situation now. I don't think we can leave anytime soon. I think we will be having this same conversation in 2-3 years. These two wars are tapping our military and our national budget. We just can't afford to keep this many troops deployed for too long. But, if we leave now it will be a total mess. Real problem huh?