Do you believe there were Al Qaeda insurgents in Iraq before the attacks of 9-11?

Question

All the evidence from our government clearly shows no connection to Iraq from the 9-11 committees, are you buying into the Rove doctrine to ignore facts?
Isn't it true, that Zarqawi started his network in Iraq after the Bush invasion?

Answer 1

Do you honestly and truly believe that prior to 9/11 there were absolutely no religious zealots in Iraq and they only appeared afterward as if by magic? If so I have a bridge to sell you.

Answer 2

The 9/11 attacks and Iraq are not even on the same playing field.

Al-quaeda has always had a training ground presence there in Iraq. There where many reports during and after the main part of the war that ammunition dumps from al-qaeda storage facilities where either missing or found.

Now the media has made reference to the fact that one of the operational commanders has been living in Iraq since the late 90's. There has been no doubt of that either.
If you have so conveniently forgot why we went to war with Iraq, look towards the UN. Resolution 1441 was the reason that the ENTIRE world went to battle against Iraq. Germany, France, Italy, and a few other did not because they had financial loss to minimize and they did not want to get caught in the cookie jar.
WMD's where not found so far as Nukes, but where found as chemical and Biological weapons.

Answer 3

While there is evidence that indicates that Zarqawi might have been in Iraq at some point prior to the US invasion, he was largely a rebel without a cause. He may well have seen the writing on the wall -- it wasn't any secret that the US was going to invade under Bush -- and headed there to work his organization after the invasion.

As far as any link between Iraq and 9/11? Nope, not in this lifetime. Probably got some smiles from Saddam but that's as far as the link went.

Answer 4

Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Ladin hated each other. Bin ladin use to call Saddam Hussein the "bad Muslim". Bush and Cheney had to use scare tactics in order to get everyone behind them so they came up with the "Saddam had connections to Al Qaeda" story. This despite the fact that German and C.I.A intelligence disqualified that fact.
Bush and Cheney have tried to make the connection, however members of the Bush administration briefed the president after the 9/11 attacks said there was no connection at all.
Bush and Cheney have maid a boat load of cash going into Iraq. Haliburton, the Carlyle group and dozens of other sources in Iraq.
Dick Cheney's Halliburton received a hundred million dollars in government credits. When Cheney became vice president they received 1.5 billion dollars, (one Senator was caught on tape saying," I'm pleased to see, Dick, that you're better off than you were six years ago.)

Answer 5

It's already established that Al Queda and Iraq had nothing to do with each other before 9-11. The only people who dispute this fact are people who need some reason to have invaded Iraq.

Answer 6

Who cares? The only thing that matters is that we're on the right track. As the Walid Jumblatt of the Lebanese Infitada remarked, our liberation of Iraq was just like the fall of the Berlin Wall:

"It's strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq," explains Jumblatt. "I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting three weeks ago, 8 million of them, it was the start of a new Arab world." Jumblatt says this spark of democratic revolt is spreading. "The Syrian people, the Egyptian people, all say that something is changing. The Berlin Wall has fallen. We can see it."

So my liberal friend, just as Reagan was right, so is Bush. I hope you will leave the party of the surrender monkeys. They're on the wrong side of history.

Answer 7

Saddam hated Bin Laden, because bin Laden was interested in a theocracy and Saddam was interested in a dictatorship, plus Saddam wanted to keep the Shiites from gaining power so they would not join with Iran.
Al Quaida is in Iraq to train its soldiers against American soldiers. My Source? The Pentagon recently released its findings on the origins of the insurgency, so if you want to disbelieve the Pentagon, you are not supporting the highest intelligence of our military.

Answer 8

Al-Qaeda's leader Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein hated each other. That's a known fact.

There was religious extremists in Iraq prior to 9/11, but they have no ties to Al-Qaeda, even though their teachings may be similar.

Answer 9

well Saddam was an atheist and hated Muslim Fanatics but he Hated the U.S. more so eventualy he might have given nuke or anthrax to terrorists. but if Al-Qaeda was in Iraq pre-9/11 Saddam was actively fighting them

Answer 10

Nah, probably none until AFTER genius George Bush's 2003 invasion.
And there are still some people who don't get it.