Guess I went to bed to early last night! This thread got pretty interesting. Is it too late to say I was being facetious with my "fighting them over there" comment? I guess the implied satire wasn't strong enough. I hear that line all the time; its almost achieved mantra-like qualities for its believers.
As we have seen, our struggle with terrorists is not limited to Iraq's borders, despite our large military presence there and our President's exhortations to the bad guys to "bring 'em on!". Why won't they do what our President wants?!
It may be a smart strategy for A-Q to tie down a large US military effort in Iraq while also conducting attacks elsewhere in the world. The money we spend creating an Islamic republic allied with Iran can't be spent on homeland security measures here.
I hope Nuke is right though. I hope Iraq becomes a rich, free and successful democracy. I also hope they prove willing to buy our debt instruments, in case China grows weary of financing our continuing deficit.
