Extraction from the Middle East
There has been much debate in recent years among politicians, military officials, and civilians on whether or not the U.S. should be fully withdrawn from Afghanistan, regardless of the country’s economic and military capabilities. There has also been a proposed timetable, which President Obama says is in effect and currently being executed, to have up to ninety percent of our military personnel out of the country by no later than 2014. It is imperative that we extract our forces out of Afghanistan and end our eleven year occupation within the country.
Starting off with reasons why it is in the best interests of the U.S. to withdraw from the Middle East is the fact that U.S. presence in Afghanistan has emboldened Al Qaeda. From a outsiders position, Al Qaeda has been able to grow its financial and membership base outsideof Afghanistan, and numbers fewer than 100 members in that country, according to military experts(ABC News 2010). While they may reappear in Afghanistan once U.S. soldiers withdraw, they are no longer dependent on that country for their training bases and could easily remain in Pakistan, Iraq, or any other nearby country. Instead, they point to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) occupation as evidence of the western powers evil agenda and use the ongoing war as a recruiting tool to bolster its forces.
Withdrawal from Afghanistan will not move the war’s frontline from overseas back to the U.S. Military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, coupled with drone bombings of Pakistan, remain a critical aggravation to the people of those countries and is a primary tool for recruitment of so-called “freedom fighters”. However, there is no evidence that moving the armies from overseas back to the continental United States will expose Americans to danger here at home. Withdrawals from the war-torn country will likely result in a collapse of the international recruitment of fighters.
The training of Afghan defenses and security forces is not a reason to
Starting off with reasons why it is in the best interests of the U.S. to withdraw from the Middle East is the fact that U.S. presence in Afghanistan has emboldened Al Qaeda. From a outsiders position, Al Qaeda has been able to grow its financial and membership base outsideof Afghanistan, and numbers fewer than 100 members in that country, according to military experts(ABC News 2010). While they may reappear in Afghanistan once U.S. soldiers withdraw, they are no longer dependent on that country for their training bases and could easily remain in Pakistan, Iraq, or any other nearby country. Instead, they point to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) occupation as evidence of the western powers evil agenda and use the ongoing war as a recruiting tool to bolster its forces.
Withdrawal from Afghanistan will not move the war’s frontline from overseas back to the U.S. Military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, coupled with drone bombings of Pakistan, remain a critical aggravation to the people of those countries and is a primary tool for recruitment of so-called “freedom fighters”. However, there is no evidence that moving the armies from overseas back to the continental United States will expose Americans to danger here at home. Withdrawals from the war-torn country will likely result in a collapse of the international recruitment of fighters.
The training of Afghan defenses and security forces is not a reason to