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Does Bin Laden’s death mean we can bring our troops home?
As the saying goes, “Even a broken clock is correct twice a day.” So mark this as a broken clock moment…
I’m agreeing with the Muslim Brotherhood*.
Ok, ok, clean that beverage off your monitor and bear with me a moment.
The death of Osama bin Laden could be a major turning point in the war on terror, if the Obama administration is “gutsy” enough to act upon it as a strategic opportunity. The chief complaint of terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and al Qaeda is that they object to the presence of infidels on Muslim land. To wit, the Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement following Bin Laden’s death urging the extraction of American soldiers.
The Muslim Brotherhood confirms that the legitimate resistance against foreign occupation for any country is a legitimate right guaranteed by divine law and international convention. …so long as the occupation remains, the legitimate resistance will remain. It is on America, the NATO pact, and the European Union to speedily end the occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq and to recognize the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
To be clear, I’m not onboard with the whole “stand aside and let the Palestinians massacre Israel,” but I do think that Bin Laden’s death marks the perfect opportunity to begin a speedy extraction of American soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. The primary goal in both wars was to eradicate terrorists, and we have made huge strides in that regard. Furthermore, the primary reason we sent troops into Afghanistan was to find Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice for the 9/11 attacks. Now that he’s providing nourishment for numerous fishes, we have a good reason to withdraw our soldiers while still maintaining our dignity. We’re not retreating, appeasing demands, nor giving ground in the face of aggression; we finally accomplished what we set out to do. And if we bring our soldiers home, that removes the Islamists’ stated impetus for terrorism.
(Well, it removes the publicly stated impetus for terrorism. It doesn’t address the Qur’an’s numerous verses calling for the murder or subjugation of all non-Muslims. But that’s another issue entirely.)
Nobody wants American soldiers to be perpetually stationed in the Middle East — or anywhere else, for that matter. If we draw down now — while we hold a distinct psychological and strategic advantage — it sends a clear signal that America won, and that we have no desire to occupy Muslim lands afterwards. We went to war to avenge the attacks of 9/11, and now we have killed the man responsible. President Obama initially pledged in his December 2009 speech to begin troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan by July of this year. The death of Bin Laden at the hands of the U.S. Navy SEALs gives him the chance to make good on that promise, but only if Obama seizes the initiative while we clearly have the upper hand. If we delay too long, this falls back into the realm of “cut and run.”
The war against Islamic terrorism may never be over. But we’ll never again have such a watershed moment in which to declare victory and bring our soldiers home in triumph.
Closing question: if not now, when would be a good time to declare victory and bring our troops home?
*Clarification: I’m agreeing with a very small portion of The Muslim Brotherhood’s statement.
Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
Kind of a "yeah, but." We weren't in Afghanistan in 2001, and yet that's from where the Taliban, ultimately, launched their 9/11 attacks.
On the other hand, we've been in Shitholeistan for 10 years now, and their military is still getting a "not ready" rating. Time to write that place off and get our guys home. If they ain't picked it up over there in 10 years, they ain't gonna.