No one, Republican or Democrat, seems particularly enthused about Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Most surprisingly, Obama is actually planning the largest expansion since the war began. However, unlike previous administrations, Obama has a clear agenda: training local forces. Perhaps this is what the war needed all along. We have so severely undermined the power of local forces that simply pulling out would inevitably result in a deadly implosion. Training them would ensure that citizens would have protection if we ever do leave. Furthermore, it ensures that we can maintain our influence in the region (which is stupid and awful and imperialistic, but it's what we do). I, for one, trust Obama- for now.
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