CONSEQUENCES OF DEFEAT

"A quick withdrawal from Iraq could lead to devastating casualties within the U.S. from al-Qaida attacks.

I think there is an attraction and a very sincere commitment by everybody, Republicans or Democrats, to bringing the boys and girls home. Nobody wants our men and women in the military to be there one day longer than they need to be.

[But] What you don't hear is the same people talk about the consequences of bringing them home. The consequences could very well be dead Americans inside the United States if Iraq becomes a safe haven."

- - Fran Townsend, the White House's chief of counterterrorism.

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