Utter insanity. Even if this wasn't born of greed and naked, grasping, toddlerlike incompetence (and make no mistake, it certainly is), the actual results of a fucking shooting war and occupation are always in question, and always result in severe consequences, even in the most successful scenarios - including domestic consequences.
But I guess the shit-for-brains morons in charge of our government right now are utterly incapable of learning, no matter how distant or how recent relevant events might be.