Which we have been doing.
I don't see your problem. We've been winning this war both at home and abroad. If you have a philosophical dispute with how it's done, that's a luxury you have because we're winning. I don't see this "victimhood"--taking off shoes at the airport? Sorry, that's not some massive sacrifice. Has it helped? Well, it hasn't really hurt, now has it?
Pinkerton's case is actually kind of strange. On 9/12 if I told you in 2007 we'd have had NO attacks at home you'd have laughed at me, as would he. Now that we've achieved that, though, the "Yeah buts" come out.
The complaint seems to be "We're not behaving like they did in WW2."
Right. That's what decades of weapons, tactics, study and education about war does for a nation.
I am not arguing with success when I recall what failure looked like on 9/11.
My objection was about the “floundering” statement. I felt the floundering was at home because many at home are clueless about what is being done overseas and why. No more, no less.