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I have hesitated writing on the topic of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq mostly because it is a much contested debate to as which side is most valid because I have been unsure to as which side is the most convincing. Now I can see why the war should be ended but I can also see why it should be continued until it is finished and a lasting stability exists in the Middle East.  I don’t have a solution to the problem, or a way that it should be resolved, but I am convinced that a timely exit is needed. There are three reasons that I believe that the U.S. should exit from war as soon as it is able.

First, as an item on Obama’s ticket, he stated that he was a proponent of finishing the war as soon as possible. He spoke of pulling the U.S. out of a war that we never should have started. Many politicians promise that they will do things that people want them to do in order to get elected but this promise, I think was one that Obama intended to keep.  So, in order for Obama to keep his promise of removing the U.S. from the war in a timely fashion instead of escalating it, Obama needs to take action soon. If Obama decides that sending 30,000 more troops is what it will take to secure a lasting victory, then that is his decision. I am merely saying that Obama needs to do something in order to finish the war soon in order to keep his promise. There are other factors that will affect his decision as to how fast he can do it, but I think what ever he decides should coincide with his original beliefs and statements about the matter.

The second reason that I think the U.S should pull out of the war as soon as possible is that the American people and soldiers can only take so much. Sons, daughters, fathers, husbands, wives, mothers, friends, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and children are all dying in a war that seems to have no end. It is a huge emotional strain on the people of the United States; one that is made especially tough because many people don’t believe we should be involved in the war in the first place. It is also a huge drain on the United States’ finances. Billions of dollars each year are spent in order to maintain the war effort and at a certain point, the United States can’t afford to spend any more to money to sustain the war.  Also, many soldiers are struggling with tour after tour of fighting in Iraq and many are suffering from PTSD. For the health and lives of many, I think that the war should be ended as soon as possible.

The third and final reason that I think that Obama should pull the United States out of the war is that there are many other things that he could he could focus on. The United States is in a tough spot right now, attempting to recover from a financial crisis while at the same time deal with a huge deficit and a possible health care bill that would increase it even more.  I think that Obama should focus more on domestic issues, that it is time for a little internal improvement. The war in Iraq and Afghanistan distracts from Obama’s ability to focus on these perhaps more pressing and important issues for the people of the United States. If Obama were to be able to end this war quickly, I think that he would have more money and much more time to focus on issues that perhaps he and the American people find more important. After many of the domestic issues have been resolved, I think then, Obama should work on international issues. I don’t think that Obama shouldn’t work on international issues at all, what I mean to say is that the ending of the war would benefit the United States and Obama as he will be able to make those other changes that he promised.

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