1) an AQ linked group was granted a limited haven in Iraq under Saddam (NE Iraq) in part due to Saddam's lack of influence there..
2) AQ went to Iraq in force to "defeat" America.... By going to Iraq, Bush force AQ to "defend" Iraq, and AQ tried to do that by seeking but failing to chase the Americans out... Instead of victory, AQ saw a strategic defeat because Sunni Moslems turned against AQ and supported America because of AQ thuggish death cult was exposed by AQ's actions to ordinary Sunni Iraqis... 3) You just do not "get it", in war you seek to engage your enemy in a place and time of your choosing. Bush choose Iraq and AQ rush in onto this battlefield and was defeated... 4) Your next point will be we should not have invaded Iraq because they did not attack us... But here you ignore who the enemy in the WOT is and was - the nexus between radical Islam (Sunni and Shia), failed and failing states (as Iraq was), and WMD (stockpiles, manufacturing, and knowledge)... Stateless terrorist ARE the ideal delivery system for any failing state wishing to deny "offical" responsibility in a chemical, biological, or dirty nuke attack... Until you comprehend this, your POV of what Bush did lacks fundamental understanding... On Feb 23, 1:45 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > There was no AQ in Iraq prior to the US arrival. Your point has no > value. The Bush family has more proveable links to AQ and its finances > than Hussein ever did. > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:19 PM, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Except VT we did win in Iraq... AQ and Iran have suffered strategic > > defeats... The refusal to grasp that concept is why your opinion in > > this matter is not factual... > > > On Feb 22, 5:37 am, VT VirtualTruth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just like Iraq this is another no win situation left > >> for another person to clean up. Bush should have dealt with this mess > >> but he could not, or would not admit HIS OWN MISTAKE! > > >> Bush had no business being President and it will become clearer > >> with each month that goes by! > > >> On Feb 21, 2:16 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > if he did he would enrage his Leftie base... If he doesn't, another > >> > example of Obama the-just-another-politician come to light... How > >> > many will it take for the media to see Obama is just another Emperor > >> > without clothing??? > > >> >http://althouse.blogspot.com/2009/02/guantanamo-bay-military-prison-m... > > >> > >>> According to a Pentagon review ordered by President Obama. So... > >> > >>> great. I'm proud of our military. But am I proud of our President > >> > >>> who first promised to close the place and then got the study showing > >> > >>> the facts relevant to the question whether it should be closed? > > >> > Let's see if he can say now, as he has before, I screwed up. > > -- > Mark M. Kahle, ,www.filacoffee.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
