It's Good to End a War of Choice

“Sticking it out” in this case would have meant an indefinite military presence and the casualties that go with it.

Jonah Goldberg is unhappy that the U.S. is finally ending an unwinnable war in Afghanistan:

Well, giving up an air base, multiple listening posts and an allied government at the cross section of Central Asia and the Middle East while simultaneously handing our enemies a great political victory in exchange for a domestic political talking point doesn’t st…