Iraq, do any of us understand?

I was using my "Stumble Upon" extension for Firefox to find new and interesting sites to read and bookmark when I stumbled across http://bushflash.com, a decidedly anti-Bush site. Most of his problems with President Bush have to do with the war in Iraq. The problems he has are legit, for the most part, but he seems unwilling to look at any viewpoint other than his own.

Sure, Bush's cronies are taking full advantage of the profit opportunities brought out by the war, but one purpose of the war that is largely ignored by everyone (perhaps purposely) is the need to keep terrorists out of the country. In that goal, the Iraqi war has been a huge success. Instead of terrorists planning the importation and detonation of a 'dirty bomb,' they are going to Iraq to push out the American soldiers. This is a rather cold blooded approach, since it guarantees you will lose soldiers and civilians and directs violence and mayhem away from
us to another country, but it has been effective so far.

Many things about this war are wrong, and I applaud sites like bushflash.com for keeping an eye on things. But we need to remember that there are also valid reasons to take war to Iraq. We have the option to join battle with terrorists on our turf or somebody elses. Self serving and cruel as it may sound, it is almost always better to fight on somebody elses turf. It focuses atention there instead of here.

And when it comes to terrorism, I would much rather they be there, if at all possible