I betcha we're gonna do that just as soon as we get this little "pushover" war out of the way.
Seriously, you're 100% correct .... but we're a couple of years past that decision and in a deep hole of our own arrogant and stupid making.
It's called screwing up ..... big time.
Using conventional military in an asymmetric war such as this has been a huge mistake.
9/11 called for non-conventional forces on target cities of the enemy period. What we're doing now is a huge waste.
I haven't reached the level of your cynicism, but I'm closing in fast.