US - "There was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq

until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq"

Obama's inexperience shines through.

Let's start with the 9/11 Commission's report, which proved conclusively that al Qaeda planned much of the 1993 WTC attack from Iraq.

"4) Mohammed Salameh had many communications with Iraq in a crucial, early stage of the plot. Between June 10 and July 9, 1992, when his phone service was cut off, he made 46 calls to Iraq (see GX 824, US vs. Salameh et. al.)

But one can do more than just suspect Iraq's role, which, of course, is important. It can be demonstrated to a high standard, perhaps even "beyond a reasonable doubt," that Iraq was behind the attack. That demonstration revolves around the identity of the mastermind, Ramzi Yousef, without whom the bomb could not have been built.

He entered the U.S. on an Iraqi passport as Ramzi Yousef. He fled the U.S. the night of the Trade Center bombing on a Pakistani passport in the name of Abdul Basit Karim. "

Then there's this.

"The key meeting took place in the Afghan mountains near Kandahar in late December. The Iraqi delegation was led by Farouk Hijazi, Baghdad's ambassador in Turkey and one of Saddam's most powerful secret policemen, who is thought to have offered Bin Laden asylum in Iraq."

Even Hillary admits al Qaeda was in Iraq back in 2002.

"He [Saddam] has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members..."

Did many more al Qaeda go to Iraq after the invasion? Of course, and they've been wiped out. But many were already there too.

It's these types of gaffes that will sink Obama if he's the nominee.

Update

"That being said, it cannot be denied that al-Qaida, in what was a major tactical blunder, decided to make Iraq the centerpiece of their strategy against the U.S. And they have been suffering some pretty severe setbacks. So it is certainly reasonable to wonder what Obama is thinking when he says we need to pull out of Iraq to fight al-Qaida. They made the decision to have the battle there. He should know that by now."