The sentiment here is noble, and a shift from a pure war-footing would be important, but I just don’t buy that we’re cranking down the volume on the military effort, let alone extricating ourselves from the Afghan quagmire.
We’ve already boosted the number of troops and have made a commitment to the war, so talking about this shift seems, well, too little, too late.
The key to success, both in Iraq and Afghanistan, is to get out.
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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.
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