>Iraq, however, had no AQ presence of any consequence prior to US >invasion.
Did you forget Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was in Iraq? > After invasion, AQ in Iraq was formed and the combat >operations provided AQ with a key training ground for urban combat, >recruiting, and insurgence. AQ was able to perfect IEDs, for example. But those guys are all in prison or dead. >In the meantime, progress in Afghanistan has slowed and begun to >reverse while AQ as a global operations force has, by some estimates, >reconsitituted its command and control by 90% (within the Pakistan >mountains - which McCain thinks is next to Iraq). An Barry wants to attack. So you think we would have been better off going to war with Pakistan? >So, to add it up, by the measure of terrorist state and non-state >actors or by the measure of strength of a global AQ, the invasion of >Iraq has been a total tactical disaster. > >Put another way, $1 Trillion has bought us a reconstituted Al Quaeda, >a weakened Afghanistan, and a strong Iraq, Syria, Hamas, and >Hezbollah. Let me get this straight. You think al Qaeda is stronger now than in 2001? You think al Qaeda has won the hearts and minds of the Muslim community? You think radical Islam is stronger and more dangerous today than in 2001? Even Obama reluctantly admitted we're winning, didn't you get the memo? >I'm glad you, an Iraq supported, have been brave enough to suggest >some actual metrics. It's more courage than all of your colleagues >have had. > >For obvious reasons listed above. You still haven't admitted Iraq supported terrorism. Let's hear it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:264938 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
