I have a lot to do today besides read seven million reactions to Obama’s speech, but I’ll wade back into the water soon. For now, I think this is the most principled military decision we could reasonably expect from an American president in these circumstances. It was not “the easier option,” as Bob Herbert opined yesterday. A majority of Americans oppose this, so in fact it was the harder option.
That said, Obama’s quasi-defense of the Karzai government really fell flat, signaling potential problems ahead.
Marc Cooper’s post is a good example of a reasoned critique.
More later.
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