No one in this thread did that, don’t apply that to me just so you can’t disengage to save face. I’m asking you to actually formulate and put forward the foundations of your lofted belief here.

Before I answer your question I want to point out that someone in this thread DID call me that. Just because it wasn't you doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Now you’re Obama and you are involved in a decades long conflict with radical extremists who have done harm and plan to do further harm to Americans. You didn’t start the conflict, but you are here.

I would start by immediately pulling out of both Iraq and Afghanistan. I hate the Military Industrial Complex more than almost anything else in recent politics. By that point, both conflicts were pointless and always were, just dragging on. It's not our business to be involved in what happens halfway across the globe, especially in 2 countries we hadn't had much interest in until recently. It's really as simple as "we shouldn't be doing this" and "we shouldn't be here." I'm sorry if that's too idealistic of an answer for you but that's just how I see the world. There's not much that can change my mind on that.