Hasn’t Bush’s Iraq disaster created?

Question

The biggest, most successful terrorist recruiting and training ground ever?
And he keeps saying that Iraq is a threat to our National Security while he forgets to mention that it became a threat only after the invasion?

Answer 1

I blogged once about this once. I focused on Abu Musab Zarqawi. Opting not to join Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda, he instead set up his own training camp in Herat, Afghanistan, near the Iranian border. Hundreds of jihadists passed through his camp and provided him a worldwide network that paralleled that of al-Qaeda. After 9/11, he nearly died in a U.S. airstrike and fled to Iran. As the American invasion of Iraq loomed, Zarqawi slipped into Iraq and again set up his own network. (President George W. Bush would cite this as evidence of ties between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein, though Zarqawi was at loggerheads with al-Qaeda and had little in common with Saddam Hussein’s secular regime.) Ironically, it was the U.S. invasion that prompted Zarqawi to formally link with Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda. This was a "marriage of convenience" as bin Laden was isolated on the Afghan-Pakistani border and could take credit for action in Iraq and Zarqawi could claim leadership of the world’s frontline jihad struggle.

Answer 2

Right and don't forget the enormous financial and military benefit to the terrorist was created once members of the original Iraqi resistance started cooperating with domestic and foreign yihadi's.Former people from the Iraqi Republican guard are now teaching these rough elements military strategies they themselves learned from the best,America when Iraq was an ally in the 80's

Answer 3

Indeed it has. Iraq was never a threat to our National Security until he stuck his big nose in in Iraq. And yes Iraq has become a threat. But it wasn't until AFTER THE INVASION.
Well, Bush played his cards and they came back and kicked his plan to the sidewalk
I look forward to 2008......

Answer 4

YES

Redpublicans have done every thing possible to help further the cause of Radical Islam.

Clinton begged Congress to act and they replied by threatening him with law suits if he went after terrorists.

Newt Gingrich wanted to have Clinton arrested for jailing Ramsey Usiev. Redpublicans claimed Usiev had protection of his church.

Redpublicans are in bed in the closet with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Go big Red Go

Answer 5

No, the fact that the democrat led previous administration ignored the threat is the real reason for the attack, the war, and the terrorists breeding grounds.

Answer 6

Only if they are being trained to die.The training camps are gone the killing field is open.So many of them have died now they only want to go to Lebanon.

Answer 7

Well, at least most of their top mastermind's are dead now, and saudia arabia is not taking **** from terrorists ever since Bush has started to put pressure on them

He is doing more then you think

Just google, "foiled terrorist attacks US" and then go to "today's links" at the top and search from there

Answer 8

It wasn't a threat until after our invasion? So 12 years and 17 UN resolutions were over what - nothing? If you really believe that, then explain these quotes, please:

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998.

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.

"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998.

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998.

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999.

"There is no doubt that... Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies."
Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5, 2001.

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them."
Sen. Carl Levin (d, MI), Sept. 19, 2002.

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is using and developing weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002.

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002.

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force — if necessary — to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002.

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years . We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Jay Rockerfeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002,

"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do."
Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002.

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction. "[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. And now he has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real ...
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003.

Answer 9

YOU are a disaster in bed sean.

Answer 10

Dunno, but I guess you think so.