William Saletan on Al-Qaeda

Just think, if the US hadn't been obsessed with Iraq;

Afghanistan would now be under total military control instead of just Kabul
The man power necessary to find Bin Laden would be available
The US could have bombed Zarqawi's bases instead of holding back in preparation for the invasion

And just maybe the Spanish, London and Bali attacks wouldn't have taken place.

I'm all for hunting BL to the ends of the earth, 24-7 until he is caught, put on trial and sentenced in a court of law. I am still a supporter of the Afghanistan invasion, and believe it was both a bold move, and the right one (probably the last time you'll ever hear me say that about Bush, might want to mark that one down).

But Iraq? What a waste.