Obama's Failed Mission in Afghanistan

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6. I have a 'slant' on the entire operation which the President escalated

The result? U.S. war deaths tripled in this President's term. At least 1,766 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001; 575 of them under Bush.

If you bothered to read through the article I've written, you will see today's UN report that Afghan civilian deaths have hit a 5-year high.

As I said, I've followed this occupation and opined on it through both administrations. I don't believe the origin of the conflict is some absolution for this President's role in escalating and expanding the offensive mission of the military forces there. The devastating result is primarily a consequence of President Obama's direction of the occupation. It makes no sense to just ignore the fact that it is this President who sought to define the mission there in his own initial decision over the fate of our forces there. How can we dismiss his role, even if we just view him as some caretaker of the Bush regime's dithering? That just defies logic.