Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden Despised Each Other

"From the Christian Science Monitor -- a well respected newspaper. "Hussein, a secularist, and bin Laden, a Muslim fundamentalist, are known to despise each other."

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https://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0314/p02s01-woiq.html

Bush Played into bin Laden's Hands

Bush fell into trap set by bin Laden. Read about it in the LA Times:

"Osama bin Laden's plan was to get the U.S. to overreact and overreach itself. With the invasion of Iraq, Bush fell slap-bang into that trap."

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Invasion Helped Iran and Al Qaida

According to former Reagan National Security Advisor, General William Odom, the US had no real interest in invading Iraq.

"The invasion wasn’t in our interests, it was in Iran’s interest, Al Qaida’s interest. Seeing America invade must have made Iranian leaders ecstatic. Iran’s hostility to Saddam was hard to exaggerate.. Iraq is now open to Al Qaida, which it never was before- it’s easier for terrorists to kill Americans there than in the US . . . the US is bogged down in Iraq, pretending a Constitution has been put in place, while the civil war rages, Iran meddles, and Al Qaida swells its ranks with new recruits. The US Army is stretched to the breaking point and the majority of Americans have deep doubts. We have lost our capacity to lead and are in a state of crisis- diplomatic and military."

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“There isn’t anything we can do by staying there longer that will make this come out better. Every day we stay in, it gets worse and the price gets higher.”

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Search for bin Laden

1) Bush declared that bin Laden was 'wanted: dead or alive'.

''I want justice,'' Bush said. ''And there's an old poster out West, I recall, that says, 'Wanted: Dead or Alive.' If he thinks he can hide and run from the USA he will be sorely mistaken.'' - Dubya Bush, September 2001 - - -

2) Bush changes his mind...

''I truly am not that concerned about him.'' - George W. Bush, March 13, 2002 - -

3) And of course, bin Laden was NEVER the goal...

“The goal has never been to get bin Laden.” - - General Richard Myers, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, on 6 April 2002. - -