Stuart Gottlieb : Americans are sick of war and ready to compromise on domestic issues . Withdrawing troops , the military may be popular , but it is not without cost , he says . Gottlieb : These include al Qaeda and other Islamist movements spinning U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan as strategic defeats ; an emboldened Iran on the cusp of attaining nuclear weapons ; and Historically , each time U.S. drew back militarily , global challengers took advantage . He says Americans must believe in U.S. values ; world must believe U.S. is steadfast .
Stuart Gottlieb : Americans are sick of war and ready to compromise on domestic issues . Withdrawing troops , the military may be popular , but it is not without cost , he says . Gottlieb : Historically , each time U.S. drew back militarily , global challengers took advantage . He says Americans must believe in U.S. values ; world must believe U.S. is steadfast .