I am sure it has been said a thousand times, but what do we hope to gain with these wars? I don't care if Afghanistan is totally rid of the Taliban, what are we left with? A massively corrupt government, and perhaps this group?
They are the tribal leaders, the mujahadeen who ruled Afghanistan during the years when the British tried to control the country.
They were the same tribes that fended off Alexander the Great!
Do we really think they will help foster in true democracy in this Muslim country? It is pure sophistry by Obama to say Afghanistan will be our ally when the "war is finished".
We don't know who the so-called rebels are in Libya. Will they be any better than Mahmud Gaddafi? We have no idea - yet we persist spending billions of dollars of our precious defense resources supporting that mysterious civil war.
Obama was supposed to bring change to American foreign policy. Instead he has further involved us deeper into causes that can have
no possible good outcome. He talks about improving America while he destroys and aggravates the hatred within the Muslim Nations.
Even Op-ed pieces from the New York Times are complaining "Unfinished Business: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’" and "Unfinished Business: The Defense of Marriage Act". Obama can't even finish his business of promoting liberal causes!
History will show Obama to be a truly useless and inept President. With the field of Republican candidates not looking too strong, I fear life in the United States is not going to be too pleasant for quite some time.