The American-led war in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001, came in response to the 9/11 attacks. It was in Afghanistan that al Qaeda, the terror group responsible for 9/11, operated freely. The U.S. opted for military action after the government of Afghanistan, run by fundamentalist Muslims called the Taliban, refused to take action against al Qaeda. The U.S., joined by some Allied coalition troops, quickly routed the Taliban and a new government - friendly to the West and much less religiously conservative - took control of the nation.
Since 2002 the Taliban has rebuilt itself. With considerable help from groups and select government officials inside Pakistan, it began a new insurgency in 2007 to retake Afghanistan. The leaders of al Qaeda are still at large. Based on the advice of his military commanders, President Barack Obama committed more troops to the conflict while simultaneously setting a deadline to begin a phased withdrawal. Vote iQ takes you inside the divisive debate over the war in Afghanistan, and the effort of the president to avoid another Vietnam while balancing the interests of the hard right, which wants a massive surge to "win" the war, and the hard left, which contends the war is ultimately unwinnable.
With drones and cruise missiles there is no need for ground troop. The Afghanies are happy living with their backward religion and their backward way of life. Let the drones and missiles keep them more...
this is o ... vn he will keep- the soligers there untill were all dead...