Why Are Americans Backing Off With The War on Terror?

alon504,

Do you support enacting all of the elements recommended by the 9-11 commission? That seems to be the Democrats' strategy. Others, like Chairman Dean, have stated that they were against the invasion of Iraq (he didn't see it as either as part of the greater war on terror or as essential to export democracy ala the neocons who ran the war). So Dean said, we obviously have to acknowledge the fact that we're over there and deal with it from that perspective. Stabilize the country and get out after that (or have some other limited presence) and allow the Arab League to police the country or perhaps under a joint auspices of the Arab League and the U.N.

I did hear we had planned 4 major military bases in Iraq (if not already complete), so it's possible that we will be fighting some of the war on terror from bases in Iraq. :shrug:

But the principle is that not everyone views the Iraqi invasion as the (quote/unquote) War on Terror.

TPS