It’s Time for a New Course in Afghanistan

Editorial: It's time to create Afghanistan exit plan

While no one expects the insurgents to be defeated overnight, it's a valid question what the end game is. What needs to happen for us to say, "enough is enough"? The goals and strategies, within reason, could be spelled out more clearly.

In the meantime, Feingold's call for an adjustable timetable is reasonable. Sending 25,000 additional troops without a clear exit plan may not be.

We owe it to the Afghans to stabilize the region as much as possible before leaving or decreasing our troop levels there. But we also owe it to our troops and their families to have a clear strategy for eventually bringing them home.

Russ speaks to the Appleton Post-Crescent Editorial Board, and outlines his views on a flexible timetable to bring our troops home from Afghanistan.