Obama Slows Withdraw of Troops in Afghanistan

      Obama stated that he plans to continue the withdraw of troops from Afghanistan, but he ensure that the troops will be fully withdrawn from the nation before the end of his presidency. He will keep the troop levels at 9,800 soldiers still in Afghanistan. This decision was based on Obama's meeting with the president of Afghan, Ashraf Gahni. Obama's administration advised our president to continue supporting Gahni's cause. The act of continuing support there would increase the deteriorating relationship between the two nations. He affirmed Gahni's ability to act as a commander in chief for his nation. He said that he was using the role in a new way, one of which no one was has ever taken before. He assures he will not abandon his original plan to pull the troops out of Afghanistan. He says that Afghanistan is still a dangerous place and that we should not be careless. He also states that the Afghan security forces are better equipped to than the threats in their area. Keeping the troops there gives increased security and food for the Afghan forces.

      President Obama was well within his legal rights to do this. He is the acting Commander in Chief and had logical justification to do so. The president is attempting to amend partially wounded ties with another country while maintaining his original plan to remove the troops from Afghanistan. I personally believe the decision is a sound one. Obama clearly used his administration to determine this, making it a more informed decision.

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