Ted Rall for October 20, 2015
Transcript:
2009: Obama says U.S. will withdraw from Afghanistan. (Barack Obama: I will bring this war to a successful conclusion.) 2010: Obama says withdrawal on schedule for 2011. (Barack Obama: We're confident.) 2011: Obama says all troops will be out by late 2012. (Barack Obama: America, it is time to focus on nation building here at home.) 2012: Obama signs secret agreement keeping troops there until at least 2024. Dec. 28, 2014: U.S. leads official end of war ceremony in Kabul. (Barack Obama: It's time for Afghans to take the lead.) 2015: Obama to spend more troops at least through 2017. (Barack Obama: Whoever set up that ceremony should die.) (Man: And now we have enough troops to kill him!)