i think it should be all or nothing, stop putting small amounts of troops here and there to keep peace, send the whole F***ing army in. either flatten them entirlely or let thier menial resistance kill each other off and have us not there at all. the way things are going now is starkly similar to the way vietnam was handled. people too afraid to do everything it took to win. politicians and presidents promising a victory that could never come with the nominal forces in combat at the time. i dont think we should be fighting this war but since we are we might as well play to win. id rather see us completly crush all the insurgents in one swoop, with casualties all at once then go on seeing these hoodlums nickle and dime our forces by attacking convoys and helicopters every week. were making the same mistake the soviets made in afghanistan. any how thats just my opinion right or wrong.