Insurgency is Like Credit Card Debt

You can either pay alot now, or pay much more, over a long period of time. We might be getting the message. Finally. Instead of playing jihadi-mole, we have begun to take and hold towns. Which is good:

"Allowing the people not to be controlled by insurgents and allowing them to live freely and not in the grip of fear is what will win the insurgency," he said. "This is when the real work begins."

Why has it taken so long?