Thanks, LH. It cannot be said often enough that we never had anything like a reasonable premise for going in. And while I say "Support the troops; bring them home." I must concur that we cannot just pull up stakes. But thoughtful people knew that ahead of time, and were still lied to by the architects, one of whom was just re-elected and another of whom was just appointed secretary of state.

For my money, there were much better things we could have done with our military power, our money, and the good will of most nations as a result of 9-11. We managed to squander all of that, however. Almost seems as if it was intentional.