During the lead up to and during the 2008 presidential campaign, the focus in foreign policy was on leaving Iraq and shifting resources to Afghanistan. And with Obama in office this occurred. So now unfortunately it's Obama's war and those of us who voted for him obviously approved of this to some degree. So I cringe when I say this but it's also our war.
After 9/11 it became clear that the war hawks that arrived with the Bush administration were going to reshape the mideast. However, the reshaping had been taking place since Bush Sr. made the push to rid Kuwait of Saddam. Thus, the move to attack Iraq after Clinton's containment for eight years was less than effective though Bush's assault eliminated Saddam. What ensued afterwards was chaos.
Afghanistan has been a disaster for most of us much like Vietnam and Iraq had been disasters. We have lost much at home in blood and treasure and we have lost credibility around the world. Of course there are those who have made profit off these wars. We should be leaving Afghanistan sooner than later. But for this not to be a topic of discussion during this campaign is worse than shameful & disgraceful. I suggest that if you still support the President remind him of this any way you can. He needs to hear that we do not approve of his actions and lack of actions regarding the continued presence of our troops in Afghanistan.
