http://jmakaiju.wordpress.com/2011/...ng-pt-two/

I’m not a historian but I have read a few books and taken a few courses. So I have an appreciation for conditions in Afghanistan. Going back over two thousand years we see that Alexander The Great attempted to conquer and hold this area. He gave up and withdrew. The Greek-Bactrian Kingdom he left didn’t last very long. Subsequent centuries saw various conquerors come and go. Afghanistan continued to remain a primitive country with a population that was illiterate and noted for their fierce intolerance of outsiders. The British tried again in the 19th century with disastrous results. During the 1980′s we saw the dismal failure of the Soviets to control the place. So my question is: What the hell are we doing there now? The Taliban was overthrown ten years ago. Osama Bin Laden is dead. Do we honestly think that we can take this nation of illiterate hostile peasants and turn it into some kind democracy? Ridiculous. We should withdraw all U.S. troops as soon as possible.

While I agree the US should leave Afghanistan post haste, your lack of any budget numbers substantiating the claims you made in part one of your manifesto is disappointing.

I take it you do not intend to offer anything more then, correct?