One Step Closer to Ending Bush's Endless War Program

I've been critical of President Obama's foreign policy almost from the get-go.  I wanted him to end the war in Iraq the day after his inauguration.  The war is a disastrous foreign policy blunder left over from the previous administration and it needed to end as soon as possible.  I also wanted him to end the war in Afghanistan.  It too was a disaster foreign policy blunder left over from the previous administration.  I saw no reason to continue our hapless efforts.  The president instead escalated the war in Afghanistan, killed bin Laden and has had huge success at tracking down and defeating al Qaeda.  He brought the fight to those responsible for 9/11 and he has succeeded.

This doesn't mean my criticism has been misplaced.  I still think the best thing would have been to end both wars two years ago, bring our troops home, save hundreds of billions and start focusing on restoring America.  I don't regret my stance at all.

Today, though, it appears that finally President Obama is bringing an end to Bush's Endless War program.  By the end of the month there will be just a few hundred troops left in that country.  We'll still be spending lots of money in foreign aid, but not near as much as we are right now nor did when we were merely managing chaos in that country.  So despite my two yeas of critical attitudes toward Obama's foreign policy, I am glad to see that finally Iraq will be over.  The war in Afghanistan is in much better shape than when Obama took over in January of 2009.  The president deserves credit for ending Iraq, refocusing our efforts on bin Laden, killing bin Laden, and making Afghanistan front and center on the war for those responsible for 9/11.