First, the US has no business over there. It's not going to "win". It cannot fight the kind of war that is being fought.

Most Americans have become used to the idea that if our carriers or ground troops can get someplace they have the right to impose American commercial interests upon the populations. As evidence one only has to look at the genocides in which the US hasn't demonstrated an interest.

When our involvement is no-win for the American people and being fought only for the benefit of the Halliburtons and the weapons manufacturers it's best to reconsider. Let the Russians do it. Let them sow the death and destruction and let them reap the hate.

The US has not demonstrated an interest in limiting collateral damage, kills civilians indiscriminately, and creates more enemies than it kills. Let the Russians do that for a change. Watch the actions, don't listen to the unending, unchanging platitudes uttered by the American government.

Amongst the bitter lessons learned from Bush-Cheney is that the US government cannot be believed. Period. Next, we don't understand the Middle East. And we don't know how to fight the type of war which is fought in the Middle East. And we can't win it, we can only create more hatred and opposition. (Remember when "democracy" and MacDonalds were going to prevail without effort over there?)