re: What should the USA have done after 11 September 2001?

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I think we should have done what we did. But used the Surge type tactics post the removal of Saddam to keep the insurgents at bay. Fully stabilized Iraq, then set up a permanent base(s). I also think every damn dime we spent should have been paid by Iraq (through oil or whatever). Spoils of war.

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What's wrong with THIS solution, anyone?

This guy is thinking clearly today. Upvoted.

I know that many would scream, "SEE! It was blood for oil all along !", but, no, the US is just using the oil to pay for the war.

Permanent bases in Iraq??!! Sadly, yes. In order to completely stabilize Iraq, we'd probably need to keep those bases there for a long time -- maybe 20 years, or more.