Iraq by the Numbers - or how to be dumb.

[yesman065]

Here's another one
Al Qaeda and the Iranian connection

One particularly interesting quote: "I visited Iraq twice after the fall of Saddam Hussein and in April this year I was sure that pro-Iran Shia militants and Al Qaeda fighters were collaborating against the US in Iraq."

[deadbeater]

Originally Posted by yesman065

Here's another one
Al Qaeda and the Iranian connection

One particularly interesting quote: "I visited Iraq twice after the fall of Saddam Hussein and in April this year I was sure that pro-Iran Shia militants and Al Qaeda fighters were collaborating against the US in Iraq."

Hussein tried to get rid of al-Qaeda; problem was that they were based in the Kurdistan area--a no-fly zone. So in a way, the US bought al-Qaeda into Iraq.

[deadbeater]

Originally Posted by deadbeater

Hussein tried to get rid of al-Qaeda; problem was that they were based in the Kurdistan area--a no-fly zone. So in a way, the US inadvertently nurtured al-Qaeda in Iraq.

[yesman065]

Originally Posted by deadbeater

Hussein tried to get rid of al-Qaeda; problem was that they were based in the Kurdistan area--a no-fly zone. So in a way, the US bought al-Qaeda into Iraq.

Exactly how did you come up with that conclusion?

[Torrere]

Originally Posted by yesman065

Here's another one
Al Qaeda and the Iranian connection

One particularly interesting quote: "I visited Iraq twice after the fall of Saddam Hussein and in April this year I was sure that pro-Iran Shia militants and Al Qaeda fighters were collaborating against the US in Iraq."

Al Qaeda is a Sunni organization. Their propaganda says that Shi'ites are heretics, and they have a history of bombing Shi'a festivals. Sunni Iran supported the US against the Taliban back in 2001. I'm dubious about a connection between Al Qaeda and Iran. If Al Qaeda were working with Shi'ites, it would probably be to promote sectarian strife.