The heart of the matter is that Muslims are fighting themselves, over there. Don’t forget that. The entire region is in flames. When W said that we would be fighting them over there, that is what he meant. His genius will be apparent 25 years from now when his WoT initiation will have destroyed the Muslims, the Russians, the Europeans, and the Chinese. If American can survive the Mexicans, the US will be ruling the 21st century.
I can grant that W was correct when he said this would be a shadow war that could last for decades. I think our position went to hell the minute we allowed an enemy to seize power. Here.
His genius left the border wide open.