Afghanistan "Back To The Good War"

The New York times and several other news outlets found some military experts who think we can fight a long-range war remote control war against AL-Qaedea from re-establishing itself in Afghanistan, but most think we need more troops on the ground. Anne Appelbaum of the Washington Post say "the outcome in Afghanistan will make or break (Obama's) foreign policy. Obama delivered a lot of fierce Rhetoric about Afghanistan during the campaign, maybe because he believed it or more probably to avoid depicting himself as a McGovernite. But back, in his famous 2002 speech opposing the Iraq war specifically and "dumb wars" generally, Obama declared his support for the Civil War A Tough Call, World War Two after Pearl Harbor (another profile in courage) and had this to say about Afghanistan. After September 11 after witnessing the carnage and destruction, dust and tears, I supported this administration pledge to hunt down and and root out those who would slaughter innocents in the name of intolerance, and I would willingly take up arms myself to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. That is a much more limited than the current nation building exercise on offer. As Obama attempts to rally domestic and international support for this war he will need to start convincing people he actually supports. As Ms. Appelbaum says, "He has said many times that he supports the Afghan War in principal. Now we will see if he supports it in practice.