Giulianos Forum

I don't think any of those questions are what we should be asking in order to determine whether we should still be there or not.

I think the correct questions are: does it serve american interests to be there? and is it our responsibility at this point?

To both of those I say no, therefore, I think we should be leaving immediately.

Of course, Obama is nearly as bad as Bush on this matter. He lied during the campaign making it sound like he'd bring all the troops home nearly immediately after taking office. Not only is it going to take a year for him to even start troop withdrawals but we are still going to be committed there for years afterward...

That and he has now "ramped up" activity in Afghanistan without any provacation. This is simply a continuation of Bush era interventionalism. We don't need to be involved in the affairs of the middle east, and don't need to be spreading democracy by force. These things ultimately do not work, waste our resources and lives of our young people, and do not further American interests.

If I were the President, I would begin troop withdrawals tomorrow from both Iraq and Afghanistan. I would close over sea bases we clearly don't need such as those in Germany... ect.