No More

I know, I know. I have missed People of Wal-Mart Wednesday a few weeks in a row now, but there is so much more important information out there that needs to be discussed. The people of Wal-Mart will always be weird.

So last night, President Obama addressed the issue of what we are going to do to get out of Afghanistan. He said that the US is going to send 30,000 more troops in with the intention of eventually pulling out. The idea is to train the soldiers in Afghanistan so the US can pull out. At least there is the intention to eventually pull out…..?

I have issues with this. It’s great that Obama is trying to get us out of there, don’t get me wrong, but at what expense? We are sending 30,000 more troops over before this effort can take place. That bothers me. A lot. This means more American deaths. This means we could potentially have another Iraq on our hands. This doesn’t look good in my eyes. Last I heard, we tried to train the Afghan soldiers and they would run away when faced with danger. So much good that training did.

On one of the ridiculous MTV reality shows, there was a guy who was called to active duty while on the show so MTV took it upon themselves to make a special and follow this guy to duty. Granted he was called to Iraq, but they showed how hard it was on him and his family. Sending your kid off to fight in another country would be the hardest thing any parent would ever have to do. Thinking that you could potentially never see them again.

What I’m trying to say is that I don’t think it’s necessary to send additional troops. Why do more people need to fight? What does Obama hope to accomplish with sending more troops? He wants to keep the Afghan government from being overthrown by the Taliban, but what is the US supposed to do about that? Kill every member of the Taliban? Is that even possible?

Thoughts? Anyone?