So is the GWOT a waste of precious resources, or should we turn the power of the state even more heavily on those you consider our internal enemies?
No. it's not a waste. AL Quaeda has the ability to obtain WMD and do great damage if we are not vigilant and on offense. But great countries/empires more often than not collapse from within. It is like a cancer, and fortunately Reagan set the table for us to defeat that cancer. Now we must do so. With the power of truth and diligence and being unafraid to stomp on their frickin toes.