How many people did we lose there? So we declared victory, made all kinds of statements about how successful US operations were in pacifying and rebuilding the country. Then we pulled out and the whole place has returned to fighting with the big difference that Al Qu'ida is not substantially in charge where they almost did not exist before. When will the Galt-led strike begin?

We learned absolutely no lessons from Vietnam at a cost of hundreds of thousands of lives lost or destroyed in some way.

What has been accomplished from a "lead from behind" policy? I posit the following: The destruction of American policy and the lessening of American influence in the world. Obama's legacy has set us back fifteen years and will, in the near future, prohibit us getting involved in some worthwhile causes. Good job American voters.