Quote Originally Posted by BlueCat
the point to the article was not the methods of occupation being used but the resources expended...the Russians broke the bank with their Afgan war....

Are we doing the same in Iraq?

I'd say no, since we invaded we have also trained over 160,000 Iraqis to take care of their own buisiness. (military) A day in the future they will completely handle the situation on their own. Hell, they even got the Iranians helping out with training now!