Dear President Obama…
It's time we wipe our hands of the insanity of our former Administration and bring our troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan. I'm not suggesting a mere draw down. I'm talking about a complete withdraw. The Bush policies have proven to be a complete failure, and there's no sense in your sacrificing more lives and money trying to salvage a sinking ship that belongs to somebody else.
Since September 11th, 2001, American has spent $3.7 trillion dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for what, to satisfy our lust for revenge? Were the deaths of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein really worth the lives we sacrificed? I was going to add the word 'money' to that list, but the truth is, we didn't sacrifice any money. Oh yes, we spent, $3.7 trillion on our warring escapades, but that was all money we borrowed from China, and not a dime of it has been paid back. That's because the old Administration didn't want to ask the American people to sacrifice to conduct warfare. Just because their fiscal policies were bankrupt doesn't mean you have to follow suit. Bring our troops home and focus on putting our own house in order.
I watched the news yesterday about the eight Taliban terrorists who attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan. Eleven innocent people died in the attack and scores were injured. I saw that all the terrorists in that attack were eventually killed, but you and I both know there are more like them waiting in the Taliban wings. Yes, it's maddening. Yes, it's tragic. It's senseless too. It's also time to let the people and tribes of Afghanistan handle their own problems. The same goes for Iraq.
Your Loyal Countryman,
Steve
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