U.S. General John Campbell (right) and ISAF General Hans-Lothar Domroese salute during the small ceremony that officially ended the American-led war in Afghanistan.
The war in Afghanistan is over for US and NATO troops. So why is the end of a war not at the top of the news cycle? Your pResident has declared that al Qaeda’s core leadership has been devastated. I would suggest that it has just relocated to Iraq and Syria but then I do not receive the intelligence briefings that he has access to. If he cared to attend them.
What do the Taliban say about the end of the war?
The Taliban responded scornfully Monday to the formal end of NATO’s war in Afghanistan, describing the U.S.-led mission as a “fire of barbarism and cruelty” that had drowned the country “in a pool of blood”.
The insurgent group issued the statement in English a day after NATO marked the closure of its combat mission with a low-key ceremony in Kabul, arranged in secret due to the threat of Taliban attack.
“We consider this step a clear indication of their defeat and disappointment,” the Taliban said.
“America, its invading allies… along with all international arrogant organizations have been handed a clear-cut defeat in this lopsided war.”
As we saw in Iraq, American blood and treasure will not secure the future of Afghanistan. The consequences of a weak pResident with no foreign policy are self-evident.
David DeGerolamo
Obama: US ‘safer, more secure’ because of Afghanistan War
President Obama is marking the end of the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan with a statement that says he is bringing the conflict to a “responsible conclusion.”
In his statement, Obama argues that the United States is safer and more secure because of the 13-year conflict, the longest war in U.S. history.
He argues that troops and intelligence personnel have devastated al Qaeda’s core leadership, delivered “justice” to Osama bin Laden, disrupted terrorist plots and saved U.S. lives.
