> AL Qaeda wasn't present in Iraq before > we got there... > Yeah, right: al Qaeda was in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, India, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Morroco, Indonesia, China, Italy, Iran, Spain, Yemen, Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Canada, Sweden, Russia, and Kurdistan, but there were no Al Qaeda in Iraq? That doesn't even make any sense, Lawson. There were probably thousands of AL Qaeda in Irag before the invasion.
Al Qaeda is an ideology! >From what I've read, Osama bin Laden himself may have been in Iraq at one time. "Bin Laden is said to have requested space to establish training camps, as well as assistance in procuring weapons, but Iraq apparently never responded. " Full story: 'Key findings on al-Qaeda' BBC News, Wednesday, 16 June, 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3813453.stm