The world never quite understood why an American-led coalition invaded Iraq; they could never understand why America chose to act instead of react. They never understood that if you don't engage and shutdown terrorist sanctuaries and playgrounds, those terrorists organizations grow; they grow and multiply unhindered. And they start searching for something more. Terrorism is a brutal form of war, backed by a fundamentally aggressive ideology. That's why America invaded Iraq. That's why we've been kicking down doors in Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, and many other places for the last fifteen years---it was always to deny our enemies the safety