What Does Preventing Another 9/11 Mean?

FROM WRETCHARD'S PLACE: "The General flat out says that native Iraqis, under the control of Al Qaeda, are attempting to set up a caliphate, another Taliban state. And that state would be run by global Al Qaeda, bin Laden! Anyone who says we can leave Iraq would need to explain why they think if we give bin Laden a second chance, that he won't do the same thing?

If the Iraqis really want to partition their country, that would leave an independent and purely Al Qaeda-run and Taliban-like Sunnistan as a seperate country. That situation does not exist anywhere else in the world, including Pakistan. [ Unfortunately, he's a bit wide of the mark on this one I suspect. I think the Pakistanis just continue to pretend it's not already actually true as anyone paying attention has figured out by watching the continuing absurdity in Afghanistan's border with Pakistan. Gotta love that Waziristan -- it's not actually part of Pakistan you see... -ed. ]

Also, the General says that the Iraqi Al Qaeda is led by global Al Qaeda, in other words, bin Laden, etc. So if we allow Sunnistan to form, we are providing safe haven to bin Laden and the rest of the Al Qaeda group responsible for 9/11.

Since we are working with local Iraqi Sheiks who want our help, there is no excuse that we are "occupiers".

If this is really the case, and the General is very clear, then I don't see what the excuse would be to not provide the help Iraq wants. If we can't stop another bin Laden-led Al Qaeda country from forming, then what does preventing another 9/11 mean?"