On Thursday, President Obama announced his plan to leave nearly 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan until early 2017. The plan will maintain the current levels of armed forces until shortly after the end of Obama’s presidency. The can will be kicked down the road, so that the next presidential administration can deal with the fall-out of a failed Obama foreign policy doctrine.
The White House’s decision reneged on a highly-publicized pledge to fully withdraw from the country. For years now, President Obama has vowed to “end the war in Afghanistan,” attempting to cement his legacy as a pacifist president. This is not the first time Obama has shifted his policy. In fact, a series of announced delays and promises of false hope for U.S. soldiers stationed in Afghanistan have massively undermined the Obama administration’s credibility.
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