1 atomic bomb dropped on the Tora Bora cave complex on Sept 12, 2001 and no ground invasion trying to "win the hearts and minds" and a a whole lot more Americans, Afghans, and probably Iraqis would be alive today to say nothing of the money, and environmental costs of making bullets, gas, MRE, bombs, etc and everything else that we have gone through. And it would be unlikely anyone would attack the U.S. in the near future for fear of the bomb and thus no need for the NSA and TSA saving more money and preserving freedom. People need to have a realistic understanding of deterrence and costs of using the military before judging based upon ignorance.