The author writes Afghanistan has seen more success than some think. | Jay Westcott/POLITICO

By REP. BUCK MCKEON

Whatever soapbox a four-star Marine general can command is nothing compared with that of the presidency. When it comes to Afghanistan, the presidential bully pulpit is vacant; the teleprompter is dark and one of the most rhetorical presidencies in U.S. history is silent as it looks to the exits in Afghanistan.

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