Hundreds of thousands volunteered to fight in Afghanistan against the Soviet "infidels". There used to be a bumper sticker in the US in the 80's that said "I support the Afghan Holy War". The passage to the Pakistanni- Afghan border for "Holy Warriors" was paid for by the governments of Eygpt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, and Pakistan to fight the Russians. There were even extensive charities to aid those who lost limbs or were wounded in that war.
Though we are not the brutal Red Army- we will face the same guerillas and determined fighters.
And the reason why we are there is to kick radical islam's ass.
And you think we should not be? That the world would be a safer place if we weren't?
This article is right on. Remove Iraq from the terror equation and the crazies from that region are well on their way to losing their stupid terror war permanently.
we were attacked on 9/11 and have been at war since. like it or not, we are the world's first hyperpower, and the "true believers" of other stripes, whether communists or islamic fundamentalist are ALL reactionaries against the new global world that is forming, and we are the engine of that formation hence are and will remain the prime target.
if you go up to these reactionaries and try to make friendly with them, they will just smile...and slit your throat.