9/11 and the war in Iraq

Democrats scoff at President Bush's assertion that pulling out of Iraq would be failing to learn the lessons of 9/11. I guess Democrats don't acknowledge the argument that part of the reason we had 9/11 was, in no small measure, because America didn't help rebuild Afghanistan after the Soviets were defeated (though I thought Democrats loved that argument as it puts some blame on America).

"The only way our enemies can succeed is if we forget the lessons of September 11, if we abandon the Iraqi people to men like [Abu Musab] Zarqawi and if we yield the future of the Middle East to men like [Osama] bin Laden. For the sake of our nation's security, this will not happen on my watch."

Democrats evidently don't agree, but Bush is, of course, right. Pulling out of Iraq would be stupid and dangerous. According to recent polls, most Americans realize this.

And all of this is beside the fact that we are fighting al Qaeda in Iraq! Now, can someone please tell me again why the previous Bush quote was wrong?

Getting it right in Iraq would be a huge victory in the war on terror. One that Democrats would deny us in the name of politics. They lost us Vietnam, we won't let them lose us another war.