[GraniteStateConservative]

There are people in government and people who study security who believe that anti-American groups have succeeded in using our presence there to recruit a ton of new recruits. There's also the issue of finite resources, and that resources used there can't be used for other priorities.

I'm not saying it's true, just that it's not as ridiculous as it first seems, and it's not just leftist politicians.

[ohioWfan]

There are people in government and people who study security who believe that anti-American groups have succeeded in using our presence there to recruit a ton of new recruits.

Can you document this, please?

I've heard this bandied about, but know of no figures to back it up. Also by 'people in government' to whom are you referring? ('People' like Valerie Plame could be said to be 'in government' as well, not to mentioned any number of clintonista holdovers in any department).