It's Time to Come Home Already.

Please:

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a devastating case of friendly fire, NATO pilots who did not realize that Afghan soldiers had laid a trap for Taliban militants on the ground beneath them mistakenly attacked the soldiers as they lay in wait, killing at least five of them, Afghan officials said.

At some point, good intention -- the good we may do -- is just plain outweighed by reality. And reality is, in war, mistakes happen...

My greatest fear? An ambush or attack on allied soldiers, good guys American or not, akin to the Beirut barracks bombing of 1983.

Best to come home now, and put all this manpower effort and money toward America's defenses -- protecting our borders, defensively securing our planes, trains, and infrastructure systems, and whatever else to protect citizens here at home.

It's not isolationism. It's reality: we clean up Afghanistan, but what of Pakistan? Yemen? Etc.? If the defense is strong at home, we're better protected here, nevermind what's being cooked up for us out in the caves, countries away.

Get them out now, and put them to use here at home. The best defense might be a strong offense, but it's all in how you define offense, right?

And everyone knows: Defense wins the game, in the end. America needs to be a winner again, and accidental actions that kill the good guys have to be counted -- and felt sincerely -- as horrible losses.

God Bless America; let's be brave enough to keep the fight here, and involve more of our citizenry in staying alert, and not forgetting about what's really happening ... over there.