Dear Mr. West you are not Abraham Lincoln, it is not even close

Comparison to Abraham Lincoln, come on Mr. West, please start taking your medication and start that long painful road back to reality?

Yes Abraham Lincoln was elected to a seat in the United States House of Representatives Once 1847-1849, and true to his words, he had pledged that he would only seek one term in the United States House of Representatives, he did not seek reelection to the United States House of Representatives. Lincoln record for the United States House of Representatives is 1 for 1.  Mr. West your record for the United States House of Representatives id 1 for 3, not even close.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to five terms and serves 4 terms in the Illinois House of Representatives.  He was elected to 4 consecutive terms Illinois House of Representatives 1834-1842.  He was elected to a 5 term in the Illinois House of Representatives, but resigns in 1854 in order to run for the United States Senate.  Lincoln record for the Illinois House of representatives is 5 for 5.  Mr. West your record for the Florida House of Representatives is 0 for 0.

Abraham Lincoln record for United States Senate is 0 for 2.  Mr. West your record for the United States Senate is 0 for 0.  I know this is unfair, since you have not chosen, or have you been chosen to run for either of the United State Senate seats for the State of Florida.

Abraham Lincoln record for the Office of the President of the United States is 2 for 2.  Mr. West your record for President of the United States is 0 for 0.  Again I know that this in unfair, since you have not chosen, or have you been chosen to run for the Office of the President of the United States.

How many legal cases did Abraham Lincoln argue before the Illinois Supreme Court, that number would be 175 cases, more remarkable is that in 51 of the cases he appeared as the sole counsel for his client.  How many case have you argue before the Florida Supreme Court, that right it is 0.

While in the service of the United States Military in the Black Hawk war, how many times did Abraham Lincoln face an Article 32 Hearing?  For Mr. Lincoln that number would be 0.  While in the service of the United States Military how many times did you face an Article 32 Hearing?  For Mr. West that number would be 1.  Did Abraham Lincoln receive an Article 15, nope, did you receive and Article 15, yep.

By all of these measures you have essentially passed your Wassermann which is one of the few tests that one does not want to pass.  Although not specific to a certain sexual transmitted disease it can be used as indication of life threating infectious disease (Malaria, Tuberculosis,).  Please Mr. West for your sake and the sake of your family please seek immediate medical treatment.  Malaria and its resulting fever could be a possible explanation for your delusions.

Is it going to be a sprint to the exit?

Who will be the last NATO member troops is a given, it is the United State.  The question is what will that date be?  Our NATO partners have already left the starting gate and are accelerating the withdrawal of their troops and funding.  Are we going to be the cheese who stands alone?

 The House of Representatives wants to keep 68,000 troops Afghanistan for the year 2013 and 2014. The Department of Defense has not objected to these force levels for 2013 and 2014, it delays their force reduction trials and tribulations.  Several groups (Think Tanks) have proposed that the troop level in the out years should be around 30,000 troops.  The Department of Defense has been strangely quiet on the post 2014 troop levels.

The United Senate just past a resolution passed by 62 members of the Senate asking the administration to accelerate the withdraw United States forces from Afghanistan.

Why not, if you believe the various NATO/DOD reported by statements of the various leaders, and by written documentation say that the ANA is ready willing and able to assume the lead in counter terrorism missions, then it appears to be a no brainer, to quote the Nike Corporation slogan “Just Do It”.

Let us just declare victory, leave, and quit spending the money.  Some have suggested that it will take at least 30 Billion dollars per year to keep and support a proposed 30,000 troops post 2014 footprint in Afghanistan.  If we want to keep the troops in the Service so be it, keep them in the United States.  I will content that it is better to spend the estimated 30 Billion dollars within the confines of the United States and reap the rewards rather than boost the economy of some foreign government.