You see we've had more experience of terrorism in this country, on our own doorstep too, and we still haven't beaten it just worn it down a bit. So you would think that Sad Tony and his even sadder cronies would say, (a) You can't beat terrorists or (b)Iraq has nothing to do with terrorism or {c} Fuck off I'mm too busy fighting Gordon Brown. I know the US had to do something to avenge 9/11, and as Bin Laden was actually known to be there, Afghanistan was a logical move. However as it stands at the moment the alliance only controls a fraction of that country, and the Taliban are gaining strength again.
One other thought; if you want to invade and occupy a country it helps if you go with a big enough force to make it stick.
Giok