Petraeus works to halt foreign fighters.

Now, where I seriously disagree is where you think the "boots on the ground" POV is skewed. There are too many things that occur and too many pieces of the puzzle that are put together at this level that most folks back home either aren't made aware of or simply don't have a "need to know". I know my own perspective has changed significantly on some matters even though I still don't personally agree with many things that have happened, both leading to and post-invasion.

It's skewed because you should not be there in the first place.

It's skewed because a soldier can't really have another view other than being pro-soldier and by extension pro-administration imo.

I know you see Waaaaaaaaaay more than I do because you are there but I don't see how you can honestly tell me we should be there for any national security purpose.