The rest of us are quite happy reading the ink-and-paper volumes that have been the standard for millenia.
Gutenberg made the idea of the possibility of maybe potentially owning a book and "reading it in front of a fireplace" sometime in the in the early 15th century CE not BCE.
One might argue that the insurgents are not terrorists and are thus not our enemy. A reasonable argument, save for one missing piece of logic. If the insurgents would wait we'd already be out of Iraq and they could be dealing with the local, underpowered government. Instead, they decide to take on the most powerful military in the world. Even on our bad days, that's not such a good idea.
You're assuming that the US was/is planning to leave. You're ignoring the fact that they want to have some control over the region, the oil, a base close to Israel, Iran, etc.
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Actually, the weird music the parent is referring to is Gyorgy Ligeti's Atmospheres and Lux Aeterna.