There have been linkages between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda going back more or less a decade.
From Douglas Feith
I'm not concerned about weapons of mass destruction.
I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet.
I had done a lot of reading, relative for a kid, about World War Two, and I thought about Chamberlain a lot.
No, the United States does not target civilians.
Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions.
Peace, of course, is different from divorce; indeed, in essential respects, divorce is the opposite of peace.
It was known in the mid 90s already that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous tyrant that he had already launched aggressions against Iran, he had invaded Kuwait.
They have involved co-operation between the Iraqi intelligence and al-Qaeda operatives on training and combined operations regarding bomb making and chemical and biological weapons.
Well we are hoping that the power of the community of free nations is such that our sovereignty our rights are not going to be challenged by anybody who's going try to undermine the freedom, the openness of our societies and our security.
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