Feingold Argues Emergence of Al Qaeda Leader Shows �Insanity� Of Misplaced Priorities

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Think Progress � VIDEO: Feingold Argues Emergence of Al Qaeda Leader Shows �Insanity� Of Misplaced Priorities:

"This morning on NBC's Meet the Press, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) argued that the broader al Qaeda network is gaining strength as a result of the Iraq war.

Feingold cited Somalia, where an individual listed by the U.S. State Department as a suspected al Qaeda collaborator was yesterday named as the new leader of a militia that has seized control of Somalia's capital:

While we were asleep at the switch, while we were bogged down in Iraq, all focused on Iraq as the be all and end all of our American foreign policy, we are losing the battle to al Qaeda. 'We've spent $2 million in Somalia in the last year while we're spending $2 billion a week in Iraq. This is insanity if you think about what the priorities are of those who have attacked us and those who are likely to attack us in the future."