Actually it is 2300 lives and painful . However it is miniscule in comparison to the 700,000 who dies in car accidents over those years. Armies can acts as deterrents, but they also must be able to fight some of the time.
China and Russia respect US military power as far as not invading mainland USA. After that they don't care. Russia invaded eastern Ukraine and the US did not react. China is destroying democracy in Hong Kong. The US does not care.
As to Israel Arab countries never had to fear a nuclear attack...
Short answer is US government bureaucracy who don't give an iota about political refugees.
This is now the long answer of government ineptness on top of indifference to the plight of our friends...
Repeating a falsehood numerous time doe not make at truth. The US left Afghanistan after a botched operation. Do you think Russia or China of is fearful of American military power? China actions in Hong Kong is a test run for invading Taiwan. The US failed miserably.
With friends like the US the Taiwanese are not sleeping well tonight. If China attempts a takeover of Taiwan do you think the US or EU will rush to her defense?
The US doesn't even have control over its own southern border.
Today was Taliban's day. The question is what happens tomorrow when Taliban needs to start to govern. The optimistic view Afghanistan, expressed by Firiedman in the Times, is not the same country it was 20 year ago when the US invaded the country. The country needs to regain its economic...
"US Embassy staffers in Kabul reportedly told to destroy documents, computers"
That is no joke.
How much respect has the US lost in the world as a reliable ally as a result of this
fiasco?
America's
Their actions in Afghanistan disprove your point,
"Running away with your tail tucked between your legs" is not a projection of power but fear and cowardice.
Canada is willing to accept 20,000refugees from Afghanistan.
They took in 25k Syrian refugees. Multiply by 9x for population adjustments is 175,000.
How many did the US take in? In its paranoia every Syrian refugee was considered a potential terrorist. Shame and disgusting that it was...
The average American doesn't care as long as interest rates are low and inflation is "relatively benign." ( The avg. American doesn't know what the S&P is)