Wouldn't it be wonderful if these really were our choices? Suppose we just pull out and come home? Then what? I'm sure these radicals will just go about minding their own business and leave us alone. (sarcasm)
If you believe this, you're deluding yourself. Radical Islam is looking for their own country--preferably with nukes. Iraq is stragetic and necessary. We must be able to defend ourselves from Iran and now Pakistan and their nukes are thrown into the mix.
None of their missles can reach the U.S., so the only way they can hit us is by getting their terrorists into the United States.
That was how they hit us before, by avoiding the INS!
So, the first step in stopping attacks on the U.S. is controlling our own borders, which isn't being done yet.
That means revoking all student visa's from Islamic led nations.
Second, Pakistan is being held in check by India and Iran would be held in check by Israel.
The Islamic leadership may be willing to send out suicide bombers to die, but they aren't willing to do the same thing.