A NO WIN SITUATION

It was 1968, nearly 40 years ago and a different War. Greg and I made 3X5 cards that said "BOMB HANOI" and posted them on the college bulletin boards. The War in Vietnam was stalled and going nowhere. Now Amerika is fighting another stupid winless war with no clear goals and no hope of ending. Seems like we keep making the same mistakes.

Just to be real clear about me. I come from a military family. My father landed on the beach at Okinawa. He was a First Sergeant. I grew up understanding the role of a strong military and believe in killing bad guys. Dad bought me a gun for my twelfth birthday. It's in the closet down the hall. I plan to give it to Jack.

Afghanistan is not our fight. Afghanistan did not attack Amerika and we have no business invading or occupying their country. The British Army could not defeat the Afghans. The Russians could not win in Afghanistan. After eight years of fighting, we have chased the bad guys to Pakistan and have little or no hope of winning. It's time to stop spending our money on a winless war and bring the troops home.

You may see and hear all kinds of stupid nonsense about the War in Afghanistan. But remember this:

· On 9/11 we were attacked by Al Qaida, not Afghanistan or the Taliban
· The 9/11 attackers were Saudi Citizens in America on legal Visas
· The 9/11 attackers went through airport security and passed the screening
· The current War in Afghanistan is costing a Billion dollars a month to taxpayers

I believe we need to put America First by ending the War in Afghanistan and Iraq and improving US boarder protection. There is no real military security without financial security and we are over spending on the War. Likewise we are over spending on the War on Drugs and the TSA. We need to rethink a cheaper smarter America First security policy. The War in Afghanistan is a waste of taxpayer money and Military lives.