Remind Me Why We're Still In Afghanistan?

I don't think we can afford this any longer in terms of men, treasure, or morality. (pic: LINDA DAVIDSON / The Washington Post)

"Army Pfc. Terry Heise, center, screams in pain as flight medics work on his leg wounds. At left is Spc. Jeff Springer and at right is Sgt. Rodrigo Santos. A Washington Post photographer was embedded with the division when the attack occurred."

Brighton native Terry Heise goes to hell and back with tour in Afghanistan - Democrat and Chronicle: "Terry Heise heard screaming, and a sharp pain shot through his legs and back. Dazed, he felt someone pull him out of the destroyed vehicle and lower him onto a stretcher before placing it on the ground beside the Afghanistan dirt road. The Brighton native lay in agony as a Black Hawk helicopter flew in, and while he watched the spinning rotor blades above him, images from the movie Platoon flashed through his head. Lifted into the chopper, medics tried to remove his combat boots, but at every attempt, Heise cried out with such anguish that they just left them on. Then someone grabbed his hand. It was Sgt. Santos, lying on a stretcher next to him."

Additional links:
2010 Afghanistan death toll of US troops nears that of 2001-2008 combined ...
U.S. to Leave Afghanistan in 2011, Errr 2014 Never
The Cycle of Violence in Afghanistan by Ron Paul