I would say Reagan's 8 years taking out communism was time well spent, and I think W's 8 years taking out radical islam is also time well spent.
I mean, it's like coyotes or rats: an impediment to world progress.
'History will get it right and we'll ALL be dead.'
Amen.
It's going to be more than 8 years. Apparently you missed the memo that we'll be in Iraq for years, possibly decades, again our military the giant Raid can trying to exterminate every single last terrorist.
Americans are opposed to a long-term committment in Iraq and further meddling in the Middle East. You can remain in denial until the Cubs win the World Series but them's the breaks.