Dissent within the right
George F. Will, the elite conservative commentator for The Washington Post, is calling for U.S. ground troops to leave Afghanistan in his latest column.
"America should do only what can be done from offshore ... concentrating on the porous 1,500-mile border with Pakistan, a nation that actually matters," Will writes.
President Obama ordered a total of 21,000 more U.S. troops into Afghanistan in February and March, and casualties have mounted as forces confront the Taliban more aggressively.
Will's prescription seems certain to split Republicans. He is a favorite of fiscal conservatives. The more hawkish right can be expected to attack his conclusion as foolhardy. short-sighted and naive, potentially making the U.S. more vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
-- Politico.com
