Staying in Afghanistan

In a recent article in the Washington Post, President Obama's promise made while campaigning for president was broken as he declared that instead of withdrawing all, or near all, troops from Afghanistan the troops would instead stay. This news has come in the wake of renewed fighting in the area and with the growing Middle Eastern threat from Russia and the rising problem with the Kurds.


While some may criticize President Obama for failing to keep his promise, his decision is well with reason and very understandable. Withdrawing the U.S. from Afghanistan could allow for extremists to occupy the land and further complicate and extend the problems in the region.


However, some military officials says that the current military presence is not strong enough to fully accomplish the U.S. goals in the region. It is not enough, they claim, for President Obama to simply leave the forces there and ignore the problem, letting it pass to the next President.