The Iranians no longer have their most formidable regional adversary opposing them and are a giant step closer to their dream of the Shiite Crescent. AQ attracts volunteers on a daily basis solely because we're there.
Those are the obvious facts and I'm not the one who's missed them.
Again, your assessment is at best in question.
How many attacks have there been on U.S. soil since taking the fight to the enemy again?
Al Qaeda is so much more effective how again?
As you must know, most of Iraq is now more peaceful than the average US city, which was NOT true before American soldiers arrived.
You’re argument is that our response to 9/11 has angered and emboldened our enemy. No duh.... What response would not have angered and inspired our enemies?
Short of leveling the region from the sky, any response to 9/11 was going to be used by the enemy as a recruiting tool.
This is a very silly argument my good friend!