The only difference is Bush’s course of action has cost us quite a bit in terms of blood and treasure. Stories such as this one cast serious doubt as to the wisdom of his policy of nation building in Islamo nut nations.
“The only difference is Bush’s course of action has cost us quite a bit in terms of blood and treasure. Stories such as this one cast serious doubt as to the wisdom of his policy of nation building in Islamo nut nations.”
A) Pulling out now will cost us countless MORE blood and treasure, but B) GW has made some gross blunders in non-planning and misguided idealism. I agree with the above poster’s take - our goal should be to build pro-Western allies (highly attainable), NOT persistently attempt to westernize, democratize them which is almost always a losing proposition in that part of the world.