Further Destabilizing Pakistan

One more aspect of American withdrawal from Afghanistan not yet to be reckoned with is the precarious state of Pakistan's government. America fleeing the fight next door only makes it that much more likely that the Pakistani Taliban will win. If the Pakistani Taliban do take over, it is quite likely that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, "the Islamic bomb" will fall into the hands of terrorists. The West has nothing to gain and everything to lose by leaving before the final victory over the Taliban has been secured. Soon after the last US Presidential election, Vice President Joe Biden said that as President Obama would be "tested" by opponents of America abroad. Last night, Obama failed that test.