Wow, so we didn't slaughter all those innocent civilians for nothing. Thank God!

Miraj: And yet none of the links I saw on the first page claim that Iraq was complicit in the events of 9 /11. (a link says Bush suspected it. not the same thing)
So much willful ignorance and wordplay in one thread.
Osama Bin Laden and Saddam, whatever their differences, were both:
Arab.
Males.
Muslims.
Enemies of Israel.
Vowed to expel Western and/or American influence from the middle east.
Seekers of personal glorification and vanity.
Wanted to unite the middle east Arab Muslim population.

Their differences were easily cast aside for their common goals.

You think Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, but miss that 9/11 had everything to do with Iraq. 2 of the 3 grievances cited by Bin Laden in his Fatwa against the US were about Iraq. Saddam funded terrorism against Israel by the Palestinians, inflaming the third grievance.

9/11 caused us to look at how we were dealing with Iraq and it was unacceptable to continue the status quo.