Yours is the most spot on comment I have read. The Iraq War deemphasized all that we were doing in A’stan. It to force levels, dollars, supplies, civvie aid workers from A’stan just when they were needed. It strengthened Iran yet it further antagonize Sunnis . Both Sunni and Shiite extremists won much larger audiences when they called for jihad against the anti Muslim West.
Also the Progs are using CCP Virus to tighten control on everyday Americans, they are only following the Patriot Act DHS Playbook written by Cheney pater.
Too many of us here on FP, myself included, fell for this and disregarded the warnings some of our fellow Freepers were posting. We were shouting “Rove you magnificent bastard”
W was one thing but I never liked Cheney guy was nothing more then a war profiteer