It's moronic and naive to think that Iraq is not a rallying cry and recruiting tool for terrorists around the world. How else can you explain killers from places like Syria flooding over the border to die via US guns? Sympathy for Saddam? No way. It's hatred of the US. Al Quaeda was estimated as 200 people following 9/11. I would guess it is one hell of a lot larger than 200 people now. That being said, I don't think that the growth of al quaeda is, by itself, a valid reason for not going into Iraq. If invading a country is the right thing to do for your national security, you can't let a terrorist response deter you. Unfortunately, in this case, going into Iraq was not the right thing to do, for plenty of reasons. Just for kicks, let's consider how many Iraqi nationals were invloved in terrorist attacks around the world prior to this war? The answer is none. Does anyone want to bet me that this is going to change? (i won't include current Iraqi attacks, as they could be considered as resistance against an occupying army)
