Time is Near, and the Agrument is Weak

As President Barack Obama prepares to send in about 30,000 more troops in to Afghanistan, many allies try to gain more supporters. Many of his allies in congress stress America’s moral obligation to protect the Afghan people, from the Taliban. Obama’s current stand point on sending troops to Afghanistan is realism. He believes it is the realistic thing to do, and honestly it is. But many Americans do not realize the potential damage that would be done to Afghanistan, if left alone.

Supporters urge him to stress human rights to gain support for the unpopular war. Because of what people hear and see on the media, their perspective of the war is altered from the truth. The war in general is definitely negative, but the costs of leaving Afghanistan alone would be devastating. Even in Obama’s own domestic liberal base, many are against the war. But it is because of Obama’s argument of national security a homeland defense has left his side with no strong arguable point.

If ideas were changed to help the Afghan people, the perspective on the war would differ. The White House initially decided to focus on National security, but for the last three months have avoided the subject of Human rights, in order to prevent isolation in discussions. Now that the decision is close, the smartest thing would be to strengthen their argument. Obama needs to warn those who oppose his policy, that withdrawal would leave an “awful fate” to the Afgans. If Americans feel proud or safe for a policy they will strongly support it.