In all my life, I have only met a dozen leftists I would trust with anything.
Of the thousands of others I have met, especially over the last three years - I would trust none of them to be rational about Iraq or the September Eleventh War at all. In fact, I would expect them, if they were in power, to commit serial treason without batting an eye.
I have no friends who are leftists. None. I have to be able to trust a friend.