You are displaying a naïve view of the situation. The radical Islamic faction has spent the last 30 years organizing and gaining support with more influential and wealthy of the Islamic community. They have proven that they can attack us anywhere in the world. To limit the engagement to Afghanistan is just not realistic. I would compare that to looking for something that you lost in the front yard in the back yard because the light is better there. These Islamic factions were training in multiple countries and all of these countries needed to be addressed. Yes, it is a stretch for our military but it is one that has to be done in order to contain and, eventually, defeat this enemy to what we, here in the USA, hold dear – our freedoms.
You claim to have patience but these radical Islamic terrorists declared war on us back in the early 1970’s and only token responses were taken until 2001. Yes, this faction of Islam has shown great patience but so has the governments of the world but let us be at least a little realistic, how long should we continue to bury our heads in the sand and pretend that this situation doesn’t exist? Do you really think they will just go away? That is where I believe you are being naïve.
