We are broke. PERIOD
Better be broke than DEAD! The article, as much as I appreciated it missed something just as important. We also sent a message to our more powerful enemies that there will be a heavy price to pay if you wage war against our us. Forget about using 9/11 as a precedent. It must never happen again or we will bring down the full wrath of U.S. military power on your ass!
We are losing Iraq now because the current administration dropped the ball.