More Troops for Afghanistan Wherever you go, you cannot escape the heated discussion about the war in Afghanistan. At the moment, the American President is under immense pressure to commit more American troops. And he, in turn, is pushing the Europeans to lend a helping hand. The problem is that most people do not believe that sending more troops will make any difference. Even in the US, public opinion is already questioning the undying support for the war. People are beginning to doubt that any victory is possible, and are getting exasperated by the continuing financial drain on the country. In many ways, the debate is beginning to sound like Iraq all over again. And sooner, not later, a decision will have to made that enough is enough, and that the time has come to end this aimless pursuit of war. Time to end the fighting. Time to start the withdrawal process, and let the Afghans sort out their future.
