We often hear in American political rhetoric that the war in Iraq is unjust, but that Afghanistan is the “good war.” It is important that we, as a nation, become aware that this is a false claim and that the war in Afghanistan has detrimental effects on Afghan civilian populations.

It is not worth American taxpayers’ dollars and is threatening the safety of our nation. President Obama should move toward a timetable for withdrawal of troops and reject the recent request to increase troops by 40,000.

Although it may seem tempting to send more troops to the region in an attempt to stabilize it, this would not improve the situation. Afghanistan has a history of resisting foreign occupiers. During the Soviet-Afghan war the Soviets deployed nearly 500,000 troops into Afghanistan. After 10 years of a bloody war, the Soviets were forced to withdraw troops. This reinforces the idea that we cannot solve the problem in Afghanistan through military means. Afghanistan has gained the nickname “the graveyard of empires” for a reason; over its history it has shown that it cannot be conquered by force.

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