Worth 2 cents.Comparing us and then is like saying our police does the same work as the crips,complete different set of goals in the world.Its apples to oranges my friend when you compare what they want to what we want.We want civilization everywhere so everyone talks at an equal level but when you have fanatical muslim governments and dictators controling the worlds agenda and posing a threat to Isreal,U.S.,hell even France is feeling the heat.Im telling ya,if we can't do it this way I guarantee that the middle east will go the way of neanderthals.Its an emense expense to secure society as long as this goes on and this has been going on for a while if you include Isreal.War will have a finite end,they all do.One side just decides they have taken to many lumps.In Iraqs case they were not our friends just against a comon enemy Iran.I would not even call Iraq a government even though technicaly ruthless dictatorships are.