Yes, let’s leave Afghanistan

By David Nelson

Published February 13, 2019 5:00am ET

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Yes, let’s leave Afghanistan — Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan greets an Afghan commando at Camp Commando, Afghanistan on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. | (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

President Trump is being criticized for suggesting that some or all of our troops should be withdrawn sooner than later from Afghanistan. But maybe he has the right idea.

As an old Marine Corps captain who served during the Vietnam War but not in Vietnam, I have a perspective that is more personal rather than purely analytical.

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