The Iraq war, has it made us Safe?

This article argues against supporters of the Iraq war, who argue that since America hasn't been attacked since 9/11 we as Americans are now safer. Anti-Iraq war supporters argue that the actual Iraq war hasn't made America safer from attack, but our many new big-brother style policies that have been passed since the 9/11 attack that has prevented such attacks. Also the fact that American presence in Iraq is drawing new supporters of anti-US sentiment, thousands of dubbed 'terrorists' that would plot future attacks on America. The arguement brings up a Shiite Cleric by the name of Muqtada al-Sadr who is threatening the US and Iraqi militaries not to end their crackdown on a terrorist group called the Mahdi Army.