charliehall, I agree with ICOT that Bush 43 did not “get us” into the war in Afghanistan. Pursuing Osama bin Laden was the correct choice; I think that if sufficient troops would’ve been sent after him he might already have been captured & killed. Unfortunately Bush instead chose to engage in a war with Iraq, which had no significant connection to the 9/11 attacks. As a result, there were not enough troops to do the job in Afghanistan properly.
For decades, Iran & Iraq had been at war with each other. While destructive to the two countries, this war meant that neither country could pose as severe a threat to others. The US war in Iraq weakened that country so Iran could concentrate on building its nuclear arsenal and threatening Israel & the US. And since the US was already fighting in two other Muslim countries, Ahmedinijad knew that it would not attack Iran.