You&#x27;re kidding, right?<p>The operation in the Iraq War (2003) was a shit show -- we steamrolled Iraq&#x27;s entire public infrastructure, funneled untold millions&#x2F;billions into Islamist and Western militias, and killed&#x2F;wounded tens of thousands of Americans, Iraqis, or otherwise.<p>In Yemen and Afghanistan we send drones over with abandon, not taking care to avoid civilians or that we&#x27;re hitting the right target.<p>And after all that, hundreds of billions of dollars are thrown away. Not only is collateral damage there but it&#x27;s here too -- we are wasting money on dubious programs that have no measurable indicator of success and no end in sight.<p>War is every bit as ugly as it was a century ago.