More set backs in Afghanistan

Setting aside my personal belief that the United States never should have invaded Afghanistan, it appears what little progress we have made is all but gone. With recent events such as a US Army General burning dozens of copies of the Qur'an and most recently a "rogue" US soldier that shot and killed 16 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children. All that we seem to be accomplishing over there is further enraging the Afghan population which in turn will put more and more US soldiers at risk of reprisal attacks. Its hard to believe that we have been at war in Afghanistan since October of 2001. In 2009 at top US military intelligence official stated that, “The Taliban retains the required partnerships to sustain support, fuel legitimacy and bolster capacity.” In other words, the Taliban's numbers aren't decreasing but rather are possibly increasing. Our military has been trying to build the trust of the Afghan locals in villages but with these continued setbacks we will continue to face an uphill battle. The US has already distanced themselves from the most recent killing of civilians by labeling the soldier as "rogue." But that to the Afghan people means absolutely nothing because this isn't the first time something this has happened. It seems that we are making mistake after mistake with trying to build trust and gain support from the Afghan people, only to further anger them. How many more innocent civilians have to die before this war becomes totally pointless, if it isn't already? I really feel for our men and women how put their lives on the line for this country as I feel their country isn't doing the same for them.