Boehner's (and Bush's) great lie about Iraq and Al Qaeda

For some masochistic reason, I watched part of Boehner's closing speech on the Iraq resolution, and in it, he repeated what I think is one of the great, largely unchallenged, lies about the US Iraq presence: That if the US does anything except follow the President's plan, we will be turning Iraq over to Al Qaeda.

That is utter and complete bullshit.

If the US were to withdraw completely, the highest priority of the Shia majority would be immediately expunging all Sunni radicals from the country. Even if the Saudis and Egyptians, Syrians and Jordanians were to support the Sunni resistance, the efforts of the Sunnis in Iraq would be focused almost exclusively on staying alive.

And, while I'm at it, who exactly is "the enemy" that is supposedly being emboldened? Iraqi Sunnis or Shia who are facing a civil war? We are only their enemy because we have interposed ourselves.

Iran who is already winning in Iraq?

Al Qaeda who has recreated a functioning command structure, reestablished a better protected safe haven in Pakistan, and seen recruiting and growth they had only dreamed of?

Who is the "enemy" who is not already "emboldened?"