Great post!
(And what a brilliant idea: something for readers and non-readers alike to respond to!)
There is just one thing to consider before we come home from any of these places. Now that nuclear weapons are the choice for destruction by any terrorist group, how do we protect America? For instance, Iran is working around the clock to develop a deliverable nuclear device. They already have a good delivery system available and only need to reduce the size of a warhead for it. What happens when the Iranians call the world's bluff. If you consider this a real threat, what will happen in Europe if we come home and leave these folks to their own devices? Think about it for awhile, and remember there will be no Plan B for us.