I could buy that we needed to be in Afghanistan to "root out the terrorists". I could buy that we were doing good things there. But if Karzai doesn't buy any of that, and in fact, comes close to calling the U.S. "invaders", then it is time to leave.
We cannot responsibly pull up the tent stakes and Humvees precipitously, but we sure as hell can start to move out. The U.S. has always said that we don't want to be where we are not wanted. I assume that only means allies, and not enemies. But now I am not sure that this "ally" wants our help. We certainly could use the money it would save. And there are other ways to get to the terrorists (just ask Cheney). Oh, did I mention that Al-Qaeda is mainly in Pakistan anyway?
Let begin the pullout now; let's get the Navy team over to haul back our materiel and let's get the Air Force to fly our troops home to their families. When an ally calls us invaders, it is beyond time to go.
