Assuming signal, rather than noise of course. Given that the only real result is that we lost that war, and that the groups we were trying to quash have morphed

Assuming signal, rather than noise of course. Given that the only real result is that we lost that war, and that the groups we were trying to quash have morphed and taken over whole regions, it's hard to argue for any expenditure related to that endeavor. That said, even if we won it disturbs me that we're willing to spend so much on something that, at best, "might" be helpful. Worse, something that definitely didn't help in Korea or Vietnam...