Comments by "" (@tekannon7803) on "'Incredibly disappointing': What lawmaker fears if US troops leave Afghanistan" video.

  1. It’s got to be hard for an ex-military man like Congressman Adam Kinsinger, a brave man on the battlefield and in the American political arena to hear that US forces will be leaving the Afghanistan war theater. The 20-year-old conflict and American occupation and war—twice the time of the Russian invasion and occupation---is winding down to a predictably dreary and sad ending. American blood and treasure were lost and no clear winner has emerged. Instead, we see the Taliban, a middle-ages religious sect coming back out of the hills and cracks of a broken society and ready again to rule their land with their book of beliefs that confounds even people of the Muslim faith. But in all due respect Congressman Kinsinger, as an overseas viewer, my perspective is that the effectiveness of a decade’s old occupation and policing strategy of your country has reached its highest point. Pulling out of the dangerous waters of this part of the globe will allow your political leaders and military planners the time they need to comfortably assess the situation. Thanks to the American presence, the world’s eyes are focused on this battleground state, and if the Taliban become ruthless to the point of endangering the Afghanistan people with social disintegration, you can be sure there will be a concerted effect by America and her allies to rejoin the conflict and save the Afghan people. Lastly, like all and everyone who gets a helping hand, there comes a time when you also have to let the people you’re helping be the ones who lead the fight for their land. To always have a superpower on the sidelines grinds down self-confidence in the very people their trying to help. There will be more war, more fighting, more atrocities, but the Afghan people know how to deal with invaders in their land more than others are willing to admit. Good reporting Jake!
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