http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2017/08/23/trump_puts_america_first_in_afghanistan.html
To whit, explain these two comments from it with something resembling specifics.
"There are two U.S. interests in the country that make an American effort worthwhile. First, it is in America's interest to keep Afghanistan from becoming a source of regional instability. Second, as a matter of self-preservation we should work to prevent the country from being used as a platform for transnational terrorism."
Yes, I won't argue with them. Except adding 4000 more troops there will NOT accomplish that. Fact.
Edited by GA Tiger at 08:27:04 on 08/23/17