There was no justification to invade a country in order to attack a non-state entity.
Of course we should leave.
Practically speaking, well it hasn't exactly helped anyone but the oil barrons (Shell, BP, Exxon, in addition to the Saudi Oil Field owners) to threaten the oil supply. Were still paying way too much for the stuff.
The mention of democracy, and state rebuilding, is only relevant because the media monopoly tells you it is. Its really not.
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
