| No, they said they could not establish a firm link with 9/11 early on. As for the WMDs, they were not the only reason cited for getting rid of Saddam. You are wrong, humanitarian considerations were always among the mix of reasons given. Also, during the same period, we captured or killed many Al- Qaida operatives, some in the border country, some in Europe. Technically, the entire country was under someone who had been allied with us, although there was problem with tribal rivalries. All of the trouble was in the border area, and given our need for intelligence to deal with it, it was largely remanded to special ops units. Meanwhile, NATO was sending in troops to help stabilize the country, and we made progress in getting the various factions to draw up a proposal for a constitution....... |
