No, its not a PC game. Its part of a complex balancing of costs and benefits in an arena where culture, national strategy, alliances, public relations, institutional planning and a host of other factors play into it.
This is NOT just a narrow military issue, much less just one of tactical matters or institutional convenience.
I always thought the thing that distinguished Conservatives from Liberals was the willingness and ability to look at the big picture and the scope of history, leading to an accurate view of the reality of human nature.
Go away and take this crap with you.