Any terrorist attack on any US citizen or interest must be dealt with severely and swiftly. In the 1980s, Muammar Gadaffi bragged about his terrorist attacks on US citizens at an Italian airport. Then President Ronald Reagan send a squadron of F-15 Tomcat fighters to take out his palace. Gadaffi got the message. No American lives were lost in the Libyan raid and Gadaffi was tamed.
     Afghanistan is a much more complicated situation because of the difficult terrain. But since when has America quit when things got tough. The original “shock and awe” by our intrepid military during the Bush administration was down graded to “awe shucks” by President Obama. We need an overwhelming force to subdue the population, weed out the bad guys, put the good guys in charge and then come home. This requires political will. I believe that President Trump has that will. The military in Afghanistan will reap the rewards in the very near future.
     We need to win it ASAP and get out ASAP. I believe that President Trump understands that and is taking steps in that direction. We have been there 19 years! It is time for the Afghani's to take control. A small quick strike force should remain on an isolated base until the Afghanistan government can establish one of their own.