...anything other than brutal and total war on an enemy is wasted lives and money.
If the Americans are not allowed to wage war, then get them the hell out...
...and especially Afghanistan...it is clear to the "most casual observer" by now that there is no way to "win the hearts and minds" of the Afghanistan people...they hate us (except for a few of the women who see their lives going down the drain with the taliban in charge)....
If the goal/strategy isn’t to kill islamists in Afghanistan, what is it?
Bravo, well said! Restraint costs lives, finish it!