China is still communist, and it's huge. Establihshment of a new communist regime in Asia, however small the country in question, would encourage the hard-liners in Beijing and North Korea and Cuba, all of which are serious problems for the U.S. There's also Hugo Chavez, a Castro with oil. Your view of the state of the world is at least five years out of date. I can only hope that, as a "Teacher," you aren't successful at impressing this on your students.
And no, I don't want to "race out to Nepal," if this means U.S. troops. I made that clear. I want to sell the Nepali government whatever it wants or needs to kill the commies.
What is the big sacrifice there? How does it detract from Iraq or Afghanistan?
Clarification: Sell or GIVE the Nepalis what they want.
Still not much of a sacrifice, and I can't see how it affects the Iraqi or Afghan operations.