"Git 'er done"- Larry the Cable Guy

Thoughts on our President's speech.

He's a wonderful speaker, he is.
He's very smart, that's clear.
He believes what he says, he does.
I want to believe him too, I do.
All evidence to the contrary, I would.

The one thing I liked, that pretty much everyone else hated, was the deadline. Let's face it, if Afghanistan hasn't gotten its act together in eight years, it's unlikely to do it in eight more. While I would rather see everyone home next week, eighteen months is probably the least bad alternative.

As a benchmark:
American Revolution, July, 1776 to Oct., 1781--5 years.
World War I, July, 1914 to Nov., 1918-----------4 years.
World War II, Sept., 1939 to Sept., 1945--------6 years.
Vietnam War, Sept., 1959 to April, 1975-------16 years.
Afghanistan War, Oct., 2001 to present---------8 years.

I'm not sure what we get when it's over, except a limitless supply of heroin. But then again, maybe that's what we wanted all along.