Thats why nobody should believe our government when it says we should be fighting these stupid wars anywhere.
A government that losses away thousands of lives and trillions of dollars on military campaigns all over the world while refusing to protect its own borders shouldnt be taken seriously, period.
That is the price of FREEDOM and always has been.
Wishing it weren't so won't change the facts that tyrannical regimes and terrorist groups will always target a world superpower in the way of their ambitions.
BTW, in 17 years in Afghanistan, we've lost less lives than in one terrorist attack on 9/11.