Vice President Cheney in a speech to the CPAC convention yesterday:

"If our coalition withdrew before Iraqis could defend themselves, radical factions would battle for dominance. The violence would likely spread throughout the country and be very difficult to contain. Having tasted victory in Iraq, the (militants) would look for new missions. Many would head for Afghanistan to fight alongside the Taliban," Cheney said.

He said others would head for capitals across the Middle East and work to undermine moderate governments. "Still others would find their targets and victims in other countries on other continents. Such chaos and mounting danger does not have to occur. It is, however, the enemy's objective," Cheney said.

Now I could be wrong, but it seems to me that what he describes as likely to happen if we leave Iraq, is already happening RIGHT NOW!!! while we're still in Iraq.  I'm sorry but the genie is out of the bottle and things will probably only get worse in the years to come, not better.  I don't know why but somehow we're suppose to keep taking this man seriously?