Obama says the U.S. involvement in Iraq had imperiled U.S. ability to take a leadership role in the matter Russia invading Georgia.

"We failed to head off this conflict and lost leverage in our ability to contain it because our leaders have been distracted, our resources overstretched, and our alliances frayed," Obama said. "

So was the former community organizer planning on U.S troops in Iraq to confront the Russians in Georgia? Will the self-confessed black guy give us an example of where our alliance with Europe is frayed?

The facts are true - your assumption is flawed . . .

Arabs attacked the Twin Towers, Iraq has Arabs, therefore we should attack Iraq . . .