Ending combat operations, pulling out troops, rebuilding infrastructure and civil society, getting the schools and hospitals into better condition than when we invaded, being concerned with helping the Iraqis develop an economy that isn’t totally reliant on oil income, etc, etc, etc.
But no one that is in a position of power (or will be) in this country has any intrest in doing any of that. So the best that can happen is to get our people out of there as fast as possible to decrease the amount of them that die.
Really? I don’t know the polls or whatever, but I would assume most Americans really don’t know much about it. They may not like how many soldiers are dying right now, but that’s because the American public loves a good war, they just don’t like to lose. Doesn’t matter, why one happens, but the end result had better be victory.
It will. Part of cleaning up your mess is to make sure that doesn’t happen. Eliminating the root causes of terrorism is essential. What we’re doing now is dumping water and fertilizer on the weed and expecting it not to grow.