From what I read we have spent 15 trillion or so on this war. The money has done some good and we have pulled many out of poverty and possibly changed the family tree of generations of people. Yet we truly havent solved the underlying issues that LBJ described in his address to the nation.
Education is and should be at the top of that list and yet America seems to be failing Americans in this. We spend much more than most on Education and yet we are falling behind so many other countries. Every new President has a new vision of fixing this, yet most of what has been done has made it worse or made no impact. Why are we continuing to bring in from other countries (especially in technology) people with specialized skill sets because we cant supply enough, yet we have way too many people out of work. Why arent we re-training people in these skill sets? Why arent we pushing those skill sets in school? Why arent we investing in the future of technology?"lack of education and training, in a lack of medical care and housing, in a lack of decent communities in which to live."
I wish I had the answer but from what I can see, what we are doing today, is a big flop.