The president correctly said in Oslo that the United States would fight al-Qaeda wherever it is. Not just in Afghanistan and Pakistan but in all countries and especially noted was Somalia and Yemen. Did he know of the planned strikes in Yemen when he made that speech?
My immediate reaction was that was the right thing to do. It proved my contention that stopping the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan will not stop al-Qaeda terrorism.
Sending 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan is the wrong strategy. Tracking terrorists is the correct strategy. This is a program that will cost less American lives and dollars too. Will the right wingers shut up now? Probably not.
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