I'd agree that long term solutions work best when folks can save face and not be made to feel humiliated. In the case of most Muslim countries, this humiliation is largely self-inflicted. Culturally, they wallow in a "Woe is me" cultural victim philosophy that does not help them succeed.

So, unlike the post WWI treatement of Germany {crafted by Europeans} and like the post WWII treatement of Europe and Japan {crafted by Americans}, we do need to spend some effort post Terror War to help the disaffected recover. That is...IF we are allowed to. Note that post WWII the losing nations had no choice. We cannot abrogate the govts of every Arab nation willy nilly.

I suggest that just as the primary budget and responsibility of military ops rightly belong to the US as the attacked nation, let the budget & responsibility for nation govt rebuilding come from the UN, with minor US participation.

P.S. Are folks aware that US skies today are being patrolled by Belgian, German and other air forces AWACS planes, in a unique expression of solidarity? This is a remarkable supporting event as our planes are deployed overseas. Let's hope our German friends don't have a sudden cultural flashback and...

-philw