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FNC National Security Analyst K.T. McFarland on the Administration’s plans in Afghanistan.
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Tuesday joining me now KT McFarland who's held national security post under presidents Nixon Ford and Reagan.
And -- fox national security analyst good to have you with skin care.
First let's go to the breaking news the announcement that the president Wednesday -- -- what appears to be.
Highly accelerated withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
Including 33.
Until after the election.
So then he's going he's been a brother appease the anti war community and say -- I'm getting out of Afghanistan.
At least telling the other guys CM Spain.
The course.
There is an anti war community at.
The anti war -- has been absolutely silent.
The same thing about whether it's Libya or Afghanistan or rock or Yemen or Pakistan.
Is the anti war community which normally would be drawing up articles of impeachment.
Over Libya for example -- this have been President Bush they're silent about it.
Now who are they joined by.
The -- far right of the Republican Party the neo cons who say never saw war I didn't wanna fight and so you have this odd position endorsing Obama.
Would you call senator Lindsey Graham Senator John McCain neo cons.
-- and a day and coming out on the same weekend.
Saying that they are with this president and account and will under no circumstances tolerate the House of Representatives and anyway interfering -- -- war.
You know you really you pointed this out months ago where you said there was going to be a split in the Republican Party.
That you could see this sort of fiscal conservatives the realist the service.
Henry Kissinger Ronald Reagan school that we're going to be far more prudent about military engagement and and a little bit more realistic -- can accomplish.
-- the neo cons who have said we want to be in Afghanistan we're gonna be there at least until 2014.
Map beyond we want to actually probably stick around a little bit -- Iraq.
We should go and maybe potentially boots on the ground to get Qaddafi and Libya -- shatter the -- These wars continued -- you know.
The at least and -- our consciousness at least was focused on Libya and even though we did not have.
-- anything approaching approval of congress and I mean this administration has moved white -- beyond what anyone would have anticipated of.
An anti war candidate -- insurers ferry trigger happy I think for an anti war candidate.
If you look.
You know what's -- trying to accomplish and and what are the -- ocean step back and any foreign policy discussions that -- America's vital interest what more can we not live with now.
And in the Middle East I don't think it's slipping I think what we can't live without Middle -- is the free flow borrow at a reasonable price what does that mean.
Saudi Arabia the Strait of Hormuz the free flow of oil through the Persian gulf the other thing is we have a commitment to Israel.
When you talk about Libya and fathers in -- important absolutely but are they vital American interest and are they distracting -- and wearing gas out.
And spending in our resource is seven when we get to those crises we won't have anything -- It's clear that these protracted conflicts and -- the retirement Yemen whether we're talking about a Afghanistan there are.
So -- Pakistan.
And the idea that this country can continue to emerge without effect on its on its superpower status in the world.
Is naive is a -- Absolutely because -- -- you know look we can't seem to get rid of a tin pot dictator and in Libya.
What is that message sent all the other dictators in the Middle East -- I'm not gonna walk away quietly and presently because I could get arrested by could be tried.
I can be executed like Mubarak maybe I'm gonna do what capacity if I'm gonna hang him.
I think -- the other thing is that.
There's a chance at the paper tiger you know America why worked for Reagan.
Bring wasn't shy about using force but he didn't get a warrantless who's gonna win that war and he wasn't prepared to do what it took to win -- he wouldn't comment.
And he kept desire and the main event which was to take down the Soviet Union.
Not get distracted by the Libby is the yemen's that center.
It makes one curious what the Chinese -- of them might be is they view the globe.
They have very alert and --
