Quit playing dumb. The exit strategy part of this was the most intelligent thing America has done since we went into Afghanistan NINE years ago. It wasn't just to play to the democratic base, it was to force Karzai to take responsibility for this conflict. No one thinks that we will pull out in that time frame if certain objectives are not reached, but if there is no movement by the Afghans to take over their own mess we have a threat out there to leave them on their own. It's called lighting a fire under their ass! You seem to want Afghanistan to become a permanent military protectorate. You have no problem with the $100B/year cost of that but you do have a problem with spending that exact same amount to provide health care to millions of uninsured Americans.

Btw, Obama DID listen to the generals. They didn't all agree you know?