Does Obama want to win war in Afghanistan?

This past month, President Obama gave a speech at West Point outlining how he would be conducting the Afghan war. He had been told by his general in charge they would need 60,000 additional boots on the ground. Obama told him to give the bare minimum needed to win the war. The general said 40,000 men. Obama gave him 30,000.

Then at West Point, the president said that in 18 months the troop withdrawal would begin. I am 80 and have heard speeches by presidents on every war since World War II. This is the first time I ever heard any president tell the enemy when the United States would surrender if they could hold on that long. But then, maybe this president did not want to win.

Like all presidents, Obama swore to support and obey our Constitution and to protect our nation against all enemies, foreign or domestic. How can he fulfill his obligation when he tells the enemy what they need to do after cutting his general's bare necessity of troops from 40,000 to 30,000?

Also, the Afghan war is really the war the United States needed to win, according to Obama's campaign. Was he lying to us or is this just another mistake on his part?

Then Obama told us that we needed individuals to have more financial responsibility. Great advice. What I cannot figure out: Why doesn't he take his advice for government? You cannot spend your way to prosperity.

Will close with this quote, “To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” - Thomas Jefferson.

Glenn Drahn

Belle Plaine