Losing One War to Win Another?
By Michael Medved

"In terms of strategic importance, Iraq is vastly more significant than Afghanistan--both for its keystone location in the heart of the Middle East and its enormous oil reserves. Why, then, do liberals say Iraq's fate isn't our concern, while simultaneously insisting we can't afford to lose in Afghanistan?

Yes, the terrorists who attacked us trained at Afghan bases--which is why we struck the Taliban before going after Saddam, destroying those vast al Qaeda facilities long ago. A total withdrawal from Iraq could enable terrorists to reconstitute their bases in that far more strategic location. John McCain is right that it's no either/or proposition--success in Afghanistan requires securing, not abandoning Iraq, and we can't afford to lose either country. Success breeds success and failure breeds failure, so the two struggles are inevitably interconnected."