US effort to stabilize Afghanistan is 5 b failure.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-effort-stabilize-afghanistan-5-billion-failure-says-watchdog-n876846 and what about the cost in lives. I remember my prof. in New York saying in 2001-2 as Tora Bora bombarded-- "If I were the taliban, I would just lay low and come back." Who do we blame? Bush? 5-24-2018