"...any operational links..." (direct link - in more simple terms)
Name any country that has direct links to AQ. Yet they have people, funds, resources, etc.
It's more a matter of the 17 U.N. resolutions that were violated repeatedly, weapons inspectors being kicked out of Iraq, every major intel agency having some type of information related to Iraq's efforts to terrorize it's enemies (look what they did to the Kurds after they surrendered), post 9/11, etc. I don't recall that the only reason Saddam was spanked was becasue of direct links to AQ or known WMD - a lot more was going on.
BTW - Anyone notice the need to defend the Iraqi people now or are we just wanting to live in the past and let these people suffer longer because of our comfortable selfishness (something that can't be changed or altered).
Please brain and don't complain
Name any country that has direct links to AQ. Yet they have people, funds, resources, etc.
It's more a matter of the 17 U.N. resolutions that were violated repeatedly, weapons inspectors being kicked out of Iraq, every major intel agency having some type of information related to Iraq's efforts to terrorize it's enemies (look what they did to the Kurds after they surrendered), post 9/11, etc. I don't recall that the only reason Saddam was spanked was becasue of direct links to AQ or known WMD - a lot more was going on.
BTW - Anyone notice the need to defend the Iraqi people now or are we just wanting to live in the past and let these people suffer longer because of our comfortable selfishness (something that can't be changed or altered).
Please brain and don't complain