[Siena Dreaming]

made the United States safer because we've tied down terrorist assets and distracted terrorist attention from the homeland. This was not the purpose of the war at the outset

On the contrary, I believe this was one of the goals at the outset.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Think about it. It makes sense. Go into Iraq and the terrorists will concentrate their resources there instead of over here.

[Owl558]

"On the contrary, I believe this was one of the goals at the outset."

I believe it was Rumsfield who very clearly stated early on that the attack on Saddam was a spoiling attack.