"Premature withdrawal from Iraq would presage a similar withdrawal from Afghanistan." - teribus

Speculation on your part, teribus.

From my point of view, if the U.S. had stayed in Afghanistan instead of expanding to Iraq, the war on terrorism would probably be over by now. Withdrawl from Iraq could free U.S. troops to fight the terrorists on the Afghan/Pakistan border where we know they are trained. Don't you think this is more logical than fighting a phantom, al Qaeda, threat in Iraq?