Their plan is to return the entire world - not just the Middle East - to the days of the caliphate and either convert all of us so-called infidels into born-again Islamic believers or kill us.
It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.
Of course, it's imperative that we stabilize Iraq and quickly reduce our armed role there.
War is the ultimate reality-based horror show.
Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy.
The old saying that war is a racket has taken on an even more shameful meaning.