DownTime wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

We have treaties and agreements with many countries obligating us to
do so.

(bag of worms here, I know, but still ....)

Eisboch

"In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one
reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand
(or attempted to do so)."

Uh, I think maybe you are actually helping my case. Thank you!

Just because some (fill in your own adjective!) politician signed the
treaty or agreement in the first place, does that make it the right
thing to do for the American people? Are the lives of our troops a
justifiable cost? I do not think so.

It comes down to honoring your commitments. And being trusted to honor
your commitments.