Remember that these are the same people who fought the USSR occupation of Afganistan for years.

A bigger US presence in the Middle East just means more convenient targets. And inevitably means more outraged Muslims. It's a war of attrition that has barely begun.

Already the Iraq war is a political issue. There is talk (admittedly not that much in the open yet) in the USA of bringing back the draft. And I have to wonder how long the current state of affairs is sustaintable.

Cheers,
Ben