Bush Distorts Qaeda Links, Critics Assert

Bush's references to Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, and his assertions that it is the same group that attacked the United States in 2001, have greatly oversimplified the nature of the insurgency in Iraq and its relationship with the Qaeda leadership.
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Bruce Hoffman, an expert on terrorism at Georgetown University, said that if American forces were to withdraw from Iraq, the vast majority of the group's members would likely be more focused on ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
4.1
by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The article starts by questioning Bush again blasting out lies about ties between Iraq and 911 in order to bolster support for his invasion of Iraq for oil. Then the article diverts into some good details about present day Al Qaeda that has spawned in the wake of the US destruction of Iraq. The original point gets a little lost, but the article is still informative. Al Qaeda, both in Iraq and globally, thrives on the American occupation.

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