It's too early to declare the repudiation of al-Qaeda’s doctrine. But in any case, the common people should not become the victim of any political differences.
Americans are eager to cut their losses after a wretched decade and turn from nation-building abroad to nation-building at home. This instinct to move on is an admirable reflex that has jerked America out of the doldrums many times before.
It is the time to nation-building at home finally.