The pinnacle of muslim “civilization” is barbarism and the few places where civilization actually exist in the mideast are little more than a facade to attract western dollars.
For a miniscule fraction of the cost in blood and money we could actually protect our own country and let the middle eastern strongmen have their little kingdoms of sand.
Question for debate: Resolved, the country would have been better off if Bush had done absolutely nothing after 911, instead of the course he actually took.