And having "created" a stagging area for the terrorists is a "BAD THING"? You leftists are all over the map in trying to condemn this action that was about 15 years overdue. 1.) There is no wining the for the US, only the Iraqi people can win....A BAD THING? This is quite a change form the declaration that the US was only interested in "taking advantage" of these people, as they were not the ones that attacked us. The truth is, having the Iraqi people striving for their own government and freedom with less US involvement is a GOOD THING. Its true, there is no winning for the US, the US WON THE WAR in about 3 weeks as the stated objective of the "WAR" was meet.....Saddam was "dethroned". Thus, what we have currently is a "POLICE ACTION" trying to win the peace, and indeed a WIN can only be accomplished by the Iraqi people, as IT IS THEIR COUNTRY...it does not belong to the United States of America. 2.) Terrorists are "flocking" to this young democratic nation....yet the ignorant leftists present this as a BAD THING...but it is a GOOD THING, simply because ,there, they must engage the US and the US Military and they are dying in doing so.

This conflict brought them out of the shadows, and has allowed quite a few to be killed....no matter how many recruits they gain...the numbers are quickly depleting and they cannot draw upon this well forever. The fact that they are even there demonstrates the truth to JUST HOW IMPORTANT this nation of Iraq is in giving the US and democracy a foothold right in the epicenter of the theological doctrine of hate.....if it were not important in combating terrorism, would they really be so ready to go there and die? 3.) It's true terrorism is not a country nor a sanctioned nation as there is no Country of Al Qaedaia, but terrorism is sanctioned by several states and two of the most prolific are now surrounded by THE US MILITARY WITH BOOTS on the ground. And Iraq is right square in the middle of the region where this NON NATION ideology of terrorism gestated.....and what better place to have a stagging ground to combat such an ideology than right in the heart of the region were it GROWS?

You guys have went all around this political football looking for any hole you can to "stick" your lying ideology of misdirection and screw the pooh....all because you very well know that any Good News from this conflict is BAD NEWS for the Leftist party, that have continually fought to present the US and especially this administration as the villains....all for political gain. Its strange that when the effort produced by the surge has shown positive results....THE NEWS COVERAGE is particularly non-existent, THIS IS THE TRUE INDICATOR of just how well things are going. BD