Fight Against the Al-Qaeda ‘Cancer’
December 1, 2009
Just moments ago President Obama delivered a speech at the West Point Academy in New York, in which he revealed his plans to deploy an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. The president asserted that “Afghanistan is not lost, but for several years it has moved backward.” He furthermore called on America allies to increase their own deployment.
This is a significant moment for the Obama administration, one which I fear will cost him re-election in 2012. We’re fighting an unachievable war in a land that hosts fewer than 100 Al-Qaeda members (this according to National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones). I suspect that no matter what we do in Afghanistan, nothing can prevent Al-Qaeda from formulating in Pakistan. As an American taxpayer I much prefer to support a universal healthcare system, educational programs, climate technologies, etc.
I implore you Mr. Obama to re-prioritize. You have created a lacuna within the Democratic Party that just may define your presidency.
