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Al Qaeda is only one group it is not the only threat to America. Al Qaeda's success on 9/11 has only encouraged other groups to attempt attacks of similar or greater magnitude.
The first step toward combatting these groups in the short run is to deny them as much state sponsorship as possible. Toward that end, I think it was impossible to allow Saddam's government to continue thumbing their noses at the world and the US in particular with regard to sanctions. Removing the Taliban doesn't exactly say much to other nations when Iraq continued to openly sponsor terrorist acts and violate UN resolutions imposed to limit their military and economic capabilities.
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