Mission Accomplished: Is It Finally Time To Leave Afghanistan? (528 hits)
UPDATE -- 11:35 p.m.: The Los Angeles Times reports that House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) predicted that bin Laden's death would "accelerate our shift" to a new strategy: "If our object is to go after high-ranking Al Qaeda members, and those people are more present in Pakistan, then that may call for a different strategy." "It becomes a clear alternative to 140,000 pairs of boots on the ground, and 100,000 contractors and billions and billions of unaccounted-for dollars," Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) added about the Navy SEALs operation. "This looks like a much smarter approach."
Even House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.), who has spoken out against a withdrawal timetable, said he was impressed by the limited bin Laden mission. "You get a better result by using focused forces in a tactical way like this, and you're able to root out bad actors such as Osama bin Laden," Griffin said. Zach Carter, Elise Foley, Ryan Grim, Michael McAuliff and Sam Stein contributed reporting.
