al-qaida

We have to end the partisan politics around the war with al Qaeda. And we have to get serious about security at home. Let’s stop letting cronyism and corruption cripple this central task and invest the resources needed to secure our borders and our ports, to bolster our public health and first-responder capacities and to ensure that nuclear, chemical and other prime targets have adequate defense plans.

In Iraq, our troops are caught up in civil strife between rival Iraqi factions. Our decision to invade Iraq has divided us from our allies, and our presence in the country is fueling hatred of the United States in the Muslim world. We need to work with the international community to support stability in Iraq, but it is time for us to refocus on building a global alliance against al Qaeda and the fanatics committed to international terror.