Operation "New Dawn" is a joke

Why are we still in Iraq? My unit has been here since July of last year and so far I haven't seen one productive thing. American tax payers are dumping I don't know how many billions of dollars into this place (dollars we don't have) for nothing. We've trained a few Iraqi soldiers, but not in any way that is going to stick after we eventually pull out. I can't see any reason for us to still be here. In my opinion, Operation New Dawn is the biggest waste of tax dollars in history.