hiredgun

I agree that it is a little premature to be judging the US handling of post-war Iraq. That said, our handling of Afghanistan was far less than stellar. In the vast majority of the country, the only difference between a Taliban-led and a US-led regime is the resumed production and export of opium. Karzai has come asking for aid to rebuild the country, and we have done little, now heavily financially involved in Iraq, and possibly Syria / North Korea next. We simply can't afford to continue fighting all these wars and rebuilding the countries we conquer, and the US is not going to stop its march of war. It is clear, then, where the sacrifice is being made.