Saving Hiney and Saving Face

So, I was out slumming at Redstate and ran into an interesting little article, but I don't think I took away from this tidbit what they intended me to learn.

Think of it. Even if not all lefty war partisans hold that our country will be safer if we get out of Iraq, they are at least holding that we will not be in more danger. Chaos in the Middle East is dangerous for the United States and for the entire western world; Iraq as the toehold of a caliphate sends chills. For political reasons, some angrily deny this, and not all those on whom they count for votes are buying their dangerous nonsense.

http://www.redstate.com/...

What do I get out of this?  All the Redstater diarist could see what that pulling out of Iraq might make us less safe.  Is this the measuring stick by which we make our decisions?  Are they safe?  Have we become such a pathetic mewling coward of a country that the weighing of right and wrong is measured by the relatives safety of our (mostly) lilly white asses?

When it comes to decisions about whether we have moral authority, whether we are winning or losing, whether it is right to risk our brave men and women in uniform, should SAFETY really be the question here?

I have to admit a rather large measure of disgust for cowardice that only asks the question, "Is it safe for ME."