Originally Posted by aceventura3

I think this issue is being made more complicated than it needs to be. To me - I look at the fundemental questions - because we may never know all of the facts.

Did Sadaam, Ansar Al-Islam and Al Qaeda have a common enemy?

Was their focus on that enemy greater than their focus on any of their other enemies?

If given the opportunity would they have cooperated against their common enemy?

If you are in battle with one do you have to watch your "6" ("3" and "9") against the others?

So depending on how one answers those questions, second guessing after the fact is pointless. Or, we can simply say you were lied to, when you were not lied to, but that would be a lie too, wouldn't it?

But I am sure you would answer those questions honestly, and if you did - you would see a connection. No, no, no, you say - because we can not prove they had lunch together, or sent each other birthday cards. Now I am getting all confused - how do you define "ties" in this context? Would it be like - them holding hands walking in the park? Text messaging each other on their cell phones? Drawing pictures in their note books of each other with little hearts? Please help clarify.