Is It A War Or Not?

I note that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is greatly increasing the number of its agents in Afghanistan. With the Obama administration trying to put forward plans to withdraw from Afghanistan, I have to wonder about the focus of efforts in that country. It is quite obvious the Marines are in one hell of a battle in at least Helmand province and are experiencing some success. But much fighting remains to determine the outcome. And what of the rest of the country?

While the administration may indeed be prudent in exploring ways to extract our combat forces at this early juncture, it seems to me to be unwise to give our opponents a potential source of hope by advertising the fact that we are seeking an exit. Our experience in Iraq, through the debriefing of captured personnel, has substantiated that any announcement of U.S. planning to abandon the battlefield has only emboldened our enemies.

Once again, the inept foreign policy of the Obama administration seems to only encourage those who seek to cause us extreme harm. Win the war first Mr Obama, then talk about policing the situation in Afghanistan.