What a horrible waste of hundreds of billions of dollars, but worst of all, 4500 of our military personnel, and thousands more so severely injured that they will never be the same.
After 9/11, we should have bombed the hell out of half of Saudi Arabia as our answer, and warned them that the next time their Wahabi jihadis messed with us, we would destroy the rest. Peace through strength.
I was there for 13 months flying missions as a UH60 pilot. Almost bought the farm a few times. Worst year of my life. All for nothing.