That wasn't the mistake. Chasing down Osama bin Laden and blowing the Taliban into oblivion was the right thing to do. It's called deterrence. The mistake was thinking we could then go in, take over Iraq and fix the middle east making a deal between left and right - give us our war and you can have all the social goodies you want. THAT bonehead Bush Cheney move is what started us on the road to bankruptcy and political destruction. Bush didn't fight the American left. He gave them everything they wanted.
That wasn't the mistake. Chasing down Osama bin Laden and blowing the Taliban into oblivion was the right thing to do. It's called deterrence. The mistake was thinking we could then go in, take over Iraq and fix the middle east making a deal between left and right - give us our war and you can have all the social goodies you want. THAT bonehead Bush Cheney move is what started us on the road to bankruptcy and political destruction. Bush didn't fight the American left. He gave them everything they wanted. from CBS "Trump says he could end Afghanistan war in 10 days, but he doesn't "want to kill 10 million people"
Trumps was the only one to tell the truth, and his analysis was obviously correct, despite the media swooning. I would have counseled him to end the war.