Saddam hated Al-Qaeda; the US brought Al-Qaeda to Iraq

Submitted by The More Educated Anne (Virgin Islands, U.s.), Sep 21, 2008 at 07:58

Do you know the difference between sunnis and shiites? Do you realize that Iraq is a secular state, even though most of her people follow Islam? Do you know that Saddam hated Al-qaeda and would have been our ally in capturing him? Or are you saying that we were right to attack?

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