House Rejects Proposal to Pull Troops from Afghanistan

Public opposition to the war is growing. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the war in Afghanistan is not worth fighting, and nearly three-quarters of Americans say President Obama should withdraw a "substantial number" of combat troops from Afghanistan this summer, the Washington Post reported yesterday. ["Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say Afghan war isn’t worth fighting," Scott Wilson and Jon Cohen, Washington Post, Tuesday, March 15, http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/poll-nearly-two-thirds-of-americans-say-afghan-war-isnt-worth-fighting/2011/03/14/ABRbeEW_story.html]

Stop the Madness!

Bring all the troops home now!

Haven't we spent enough money there?

Although I agree that all troops from foreign countries should leave Afganistan ASAP and let the Afgans decide for themselves who should rule or govern that country, the decision as to whether or when to withdraw U.S. troops rests with the president as Comander In Chief of the armed forces of the U.S. It seems that some people have forgotten the original reason U.S. troops were sent to Afganistan in the first place which was to hunt down and capture or kill Osama bin Laden.

Do we want our tax dollars to continue to pay for wars and killing people? I know I don't want this. And we have enough war toys. It is past time to cut the military budget in half. We have been at war since 2001 and we are just creating more people that want to harm us.

President Obama does not need permission from Congress to remove troops. As Commander in Chief, he is solely responsible for decisions related to the war save for funding and war declarations. If troops are not removed, it is only because Obama does not wish to remove the troops from Afghanistan, the graveyard of armies.

I agree that we should trust our government and President Obama but after everything that has been going on i do not think we should try to keep this war going. Whats the point in fighting for something that isn't getting anywhere? If we are taking such a negative turn in the involvement of Afghanistan, then why not take a positive turn and make some American lives a lot happier? We are putting our friends and family in danger for a war that really has no point and should end.

Why is it that obamas war in afgahanistan never has any anti war groups rallying against this war? Could it be this war is ok for the anti war group, or is the main stream obama cheerleaders media keeping this information hidden from us.
Notice how there is all of the unrest in the muslim nations in the middle east, when obama is president.
Do you think there is a connection?