If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.
Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.
I don't think you're going to be seeing the U.S. employing large army divisions to deal with small terrorist groups again. I don't think they're going to be occupying foreign nations in order to dry up terrorist groups within them. I think that lesson has been learned.