Afghanistan: Understanding the Administration’s Transition Strategy
The exit from Afghanistan is underway, but the debate continues over whether it’s moving too slowly, too quickly, or just about right. President Obama has charted a responsible path to ending our combat role in Afghanistan while maintaining our ability to eliminate future threats. Why?
In our newest digest, we explain:
- Why the President’s transition plan is ending the combat mission as quickly as is logistically possible;
- Why a faster withdrawal timeline could imperil U.S. security interests;
- Why making our objective a Taliban surrender could extend the U.S. combat mission by decades; and
- How the current plan and security agreement provides for U.S. security interests going forward.
