Have lessons been learned from War?

I remember reading about the ancient Greek tale of Pyrrhus, the great war general that became famous for his example to mankind about fighting battles that, even in victory, would be at too great of a cost. The skirmish in Iraq is a parallel to this story, as the US is faced with many losses that surfaced during and after the war.Much of the war is beginning to give Americans a bad case of Vietnam déjà vu. America has many issues to face, and fighting a war in a time of economic depression causes valuable resources to be used. Much of the money and resources that were spent on funding for the Iraqi war could have gone towards funding programs in America like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Education and the rising unemployment rate.After the war, American soldiers wondered when they could come home, but due to the civil uprisings with Hamas and other Al-Qaida networks, they have to remain on duty and face terrible uncertainty. According to the Iraq Coalition Death Count website, as of May 4th to the present (the day President Bush declared the end of major combat aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln), the death toll of US soldiers has reached 134. The ones who supported Saddam’s regime are likely to plot more terrorist attacks in retaliation to the US strike. It was foolish to believe that America could remove terrorism with just a couple of men; this only fuels more hatred and creates more uprisings.The reputation of America is soured once again. There is still a major concern regarding the true reasons as to why America decided to attack Iraq when the real goal was in Afghanistan. As of today, there has been no solid evidence of chemical or biological weapons in Iraq. The American government is still feeling the sting of the false information about Iraq obtaining plutonium from Nigeria, and now countries are trying to point the finger towards each other, namely at Japan and Australia.Adding to this, there was little evidence that Saddam Hussein had any relevance to the World Trade Center bombings of 9/11, and the0US’s main target in Afghanistan (Osama Bin Ladin). America tried their scorched earth bombing tactics to snake Osama out and it was unsuccessful. Like a ringmaster that wanted to please a crowd after a terrible boxing match, Mr. Executive Decision himself decided that the show was not over. Although Saddam refused to let inspectors in his country to check for weapons, he had his reasons, like the LAPD have for not rehiring Mark Furman. Even after they didn’t find anything, Mr. Texas still wanted Saddam to pick a fight. Who needs an explanation when you have really cool weapons? The president got his pawns in order (soldiers), his bishops (Ashcroft and Blair), his knights (Powell and Rice) and his rooks (avarice and wrath) together and laid out his brilliant game of death and deception.In short, I believe that this war was fought at too great a cost. It cost us money, human lives, the American government’s reputation, and our future stability. Sure, I know that Iraq could have possessed these alleged weapons of mass destruction, but while we were picking fights with Iraq, North Korea and India were testing theirs! I have reason to believe that there are hidden agendas in our government, and America is continuing the saga of marauding countries.Iraqi Coalition Death Count: http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Summary.aspxQuestions Surrounding the WMD Hunt: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/06/17/sprj.irq.wmd/index.html