Al Qaeda poses a greater threat to the U.S. than does with Iraq will jeopardize lraq. War rdize the campaign against a Qaeda by diverting resources and attention from that campaign and by increasing anti-Americanism around the globe.
The United States should maintain vigilant containment of Iraq-using its own assets and the resources of the United Nations and be prepared to invade Iraq if it threatens to attack America or its allies. That is not the case today. We should con centrate instead on defeating al Qaeda.