My only point is, at some point in time, you probably have to make the decision that you are going to have to have some military presence over a protracted period of time if, in fact, victory is important enough to you to send troops to take over that country--just look at Japan and Germany today, 70 years after World War II.
Isakson emphasizes the need for a long-term military presence for successful nation-building.
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