[TheRealThing]

I am a believer in using special forces to accomplish specific, defined missions. Invasion forces to remove foreign governments is not defence of country.

Going into Afganistan was necessary because the Taliban was clearly allied with and supported our enemy, and as such, had to be destroyed. We had a responsibility to leave a stable government behind. The longer we stay there. the more we become perceived as a foreign occupier.

Agreed and I'd be fine with the foreign occupier label. I'd bet dollars to doughnuts the vast majority of Afghans would love to see us there indefinitely. The only people who'd want us out are the terrorists and Putin.

If we put a proper force over there and rehabilitate the bases we once had, the danger to our troops though present, would be much less than if we continue to dance around with a skeleton crew. Further, we will ultimately pay in much greater loss of life if we do not maintain a viable force in the region. And by viable I mean pull out the stops and move in like we meant it.