We missed our chance to put them in their place when W refused to declare radical islam the enemy and attack it mercilessly. He didn't want to inflame the muslims, and certainly didn't want to piss off the Saudis.
When we were attacked on 9/11, we should have responded by leveling a city or two. We didn't, and we have shown nothing but weakness since (ESPECIALLY under B.H.O.).
If we dial it back further, the greatest missed opportunity was under Reagan. Had Reagan announced a new "space initiative" to take us off dependency of middle eastern oil akin to the Kennedy initiatives to put a man on the moon - with us coming right out of the oil embargo of the '70s - we could have done it and the camel humping SOBs would be sitting around in the sand with oil and nothing to do with it.
Instead, we're dependent upon their oil and we lack the political will to fight them as they need to be fought. So, we will eventually have to start fighting them here.
Thank your political leaders of both parties for the schit show that will be.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
