OUR RESOLVE IS UNSHAKEABLE!

(but we'll be leaving in 18 months)

Imagine you're an A-stani. The local Taliban comes around and makes you an offer it doesn't look like you can refuse:

You work with us and stop helping the A-cans, or else, when THEY LEAVE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE your whole family is dog meat.

WHY would you give your enemy a schedule? Because
a) you aren't interested in victory
b) you do have an election that year, after all!
c) you don't really think we're at war anyhow
d) you're an ass
e) all of the above

hint: the answer is e)

Leftists say: Too Hard!
Hawks say: Too Soft!
Middleists say: Why are we there, again?
Gallup poll respondents say: 35% approval of Afghanistan war action!!!

The fun part is, the word on the news wire is that if it doesn't look like we are going to be able to turn A-stan over to the locals, we'll stay and keep trying.

If you voted for Obama: was the Change You Can Believe In supposed to be doing the same thing in Afghanistan that Bush did in Iraq? Hmmmm? Maybe he'll live up to his word if we elect him for a second term!