Gary Hart and Iraq...

Last night on Hannity & Colmes, Gary Hart appeared to discuss a variety of topics. His last statement was the one with which I agreed the most, and all Americans would do well to consider.

Paraphrasing, he said "The center of al-Qaeda is not in the Middle East. The center of al-Qaeda is in Europe."

I couldn't agree more, and I find this truth to be the best reason to abandon our war in Iraq. Aside from the Unconstitutional nature of Bush's Declaration-less war, we need to pull out or at least pull back so that we are in better position to face threats from people actually in positions from which they could inflict damage on our country in significant ways.

Most of the people we face and kill in Iraq are nationalists who just want us to leave so they can have their country back. They may appreciate our initial invasion and overthrow of Saddam, but they believe the longer we stay, the more likely we are to establish extended or permanent bases on their land. I can't blame them one bit for feeling that way. I sure wouldn't want some illegal aliens camping in my backyard promising to leave as soon as I stop trying to force them out.

UPDATE: Check out this thread on FR. It's a transcript from Mark Steyn talking about the Eurabian civil war which has begun.