America, Do Not Slip on Afghanistan!

An NBC-Wall Street Journal poll taken 5 days ago indicated that 51% of Americans are somewhat or strongly opposed to increasing troop strength in Afghanistan. One third of respondents favor an immediate withdrawal from the war!
Pulling back from Afghanistan now would be a disastrous mistake for the United States. Afghanistan was the staging site for the 9/11 attack against the United States, and turning the area over, again, to the Taliban and Al Qaeda would only allow them to reinstitute their nefarious terrorist activities and show the world that America lacks the courage and stick-to-it necessary to complete a job that we have started. It would be a slap in the face to all who have sacrificed so much to accomplish the President’s campaign promises to finish the job in Afghanistan and rid the world of Al Qaeda once and for all.
Asymmetric warfare, such as the warfare in Afghanistan is not won by winning battles. The outcome of this kind of war is determined by which side can stay in the field the longest. A perfect example of this was the American Revolution. George Washington’s army did not win very many battles; but American fighters out-stayed the British army and were victorious because of that factor. In Afghanistan, is seems that the native Taliban fighters have an advantage in that they are fighting on their own home field. They have staying power!
In Afghanistan, it is imperative that America stay there long enough to get Afghan nationals trained up and ready to stay the course against an enemy that they hate almost as much as we, Americans, do—the Taliban. Only then, can we relax and bring our brave fighting men and women home.