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It has been working. Saudi Arabia is finally taking steps to counter terrorism, Libya (very strong terrorist supporter in the past) has suddenly 180'd.
Will we be attacked? Sure. But they aren't going to come from Afghanistan, most of the well trained cells exited to Pakistan immediately after 9/11, and are believed to be in the cities in S/E Asia atm. So where does that leave us? Going to war with half the world? No. You attack very well known regiems that scare the rest of them into line.
And while a couple thousand more in Afghanistan would have definately helped, going in with 170k would have ended like when the Russians did in the 80's, a complete disaster.
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