As for Alexander , let 's not forget -- Afghanistan was where the greatest general in history met his match . Blake Hounshell : Obama killed bin Ali but has n't brought stability to Afghanistan . Enter George Romney , he says , who denounces Obama but whose positions are all over the news . He says Romney would do about same as Obama ; this is an intractable issue . Hounshell : U.S. will leave Afghanistan under Romney or Obama ; not easy , but necessary .
Blake Hounshell : Obama killed bin Ali but has n't brought stability to Afghanistan . Enter George Romney , he says , who denounces Obama but whose positions are all over the news . He says Romney would do about same as Obama ; this is an intractable issue . Hounshell : U.S. will leave Afghanistan under Romney or Obama ; not easy , but necessary .