Stop looking at what is in front of you. Back off from it and look at the big picture. There is much more at stake than just Iraq or Afghanistan. There is something very large looming in the near future most people are to afraid to even acknowledge. There is a very real reason for having troops in the region, although there may not be enough of them to handle it when it comes. Radical Islam will have to be dealt with very soon and diplomacy will not do the job.