Leave The Middle East

I believe that the United States Government should leave Iraq, I say this because it doesnt feel like we are getting anything accomplished over there and things are not looking better. We've spent so much amount of effort and money, but it still seems like everything almost exactly the same. Now grant it we were able to make a few changes but it has not change the foundation of the way the people think over there. Right now we need to focus on our own problems and stop trying to police the world, the current econmy right now in Afganistan is uproaring while ours is spiraling downward, we spend about eight million dollars in one day, that money should going to our economy and not to theirs. I understand trying to help, but what happens when we leave? They have to be able to take care of their own people, and not just the politcal leaders but also the citizens of Afganistan, i know i sound selfish but we need to take care of ourselves before we help anyone else. Like the old saying goes "You are your brothers keeper." To be honest i believe we have a certain hidden objective because i dont think we would have spent this much time and money into a trying to free them and not want something in return, i'll take a shot in the dark maybe "oil?" I mean that would seem like the most logical thing to obtain from the middle east because their isin't really anything else of significant importance. Like i said earlier we should leave the middle east as soon as possible and conetrate on our own prombles and not try police the world, but then again we've done it for almost a hundred and fifty years and i dont think were gonna stop anytime soon