[quote]pookie wrote:
JeffR wrote:
For all the euro-weenies, liberal democrats, nasty canadians, PLEASE STOP SAYING THAT sADDAM WASN’T HARBORING al qaeda IN IRAQ PRIOR TO THE WAR.
HOW MANY TIMES MUST I POINT OUT THAT SADDAM REFUSED TO EXTRADITE AL ZARQAWI PRIOR TO THE U.S. INVASION?
IN SPITE OF HAVING A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE JORDIANIAN KING, SADDAM REFUSED TO TURN HIM OVER.
AL ZARQAWI WAS SHOT IN THE LEG FIGHTING FOR AL QAEDA AGAINST THE U.S. IN 2001. HE SOUGHT AND RECEIVED CARE FROM HIS PATRON, SADDAM.
Here is the timesonline: The Times & The Sunday Times
IF YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR SOURCE YOU PREFER, LET ME KNOW AND I’LL GO AHEAD AND GOOGLE IT FOR YOU.
Here’s the relevant part of your article:
…al-Zarqawi was wounded in one leg. He fled across Iran to Iraq and reportedly received treatment in Baghdad, apparently at the expense of the Iraqi Government. It is believed that Saddam refused a request by King Hussein to extradite al-Zarqawi to Jordan, despite the close relationship between the two countries at the time. In any case, al-Zarqawi is understood to have visited Syria, Lebanon and Jordan before basing himself in the summer of 2002 in a strip of territory in the Iraqi Kurdish region on the border with Iran that was held by the group Ansar al-Islam (the Supporters of Islam).
Apart from the “reportedly” and “is believed” which seem to indicate as much guessing as knowing, it says that Saddam refused to extradite him to Jordan, but that Zarqawi later visited it.
Aren’t you going to invade Jordan and topple the regime for letting AQ briefly transit?
Your big ace card in regards to Iraq harboring Al-Qaeda is that one guy, shot in the leg, stayed there for a some months, hidden in the Kurdish regions…? Why was he hiding if he was a welcomed guest?
It’s very weak. As usual.
I’m sure writing it in all caps will convince more people. SHOUTING EQUALS INSTANT CREDIBILITY, DOESN’T IT?
YOU CAN QUIBBLE ABOUT WHETHER SADDAM WOULD HAVE USED NUCLEAR OR CHEMICAL WEAPONERY DIRECTLY AGAINST US, BUT YOU CANNOT (AS IN PLEASE STOP) KEEP CONTENDING THAT AL QAEDA WASN’T BEING DIRECTLY AND OPENLY BEING SUPPORTED BY SADDAM PRIOR TO 2003.
One guy. Shot in a leg. Hidden with the Kurds near the Iranian border.
That’s your idea of direct and open support for an organization? Do you give free taserings with that?
Oh, and one last thing:
I’d just like to know how you produce a variety of nuclear weaponry from 50kg of enriched uranium.
Since you brought it up.
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pookie,
This is why I don’t like arguing with snakes.
HERE ARE THE WORDS OF JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/May/middleeast_May570.xml§ion=middleeast
Read it.
It ISN’T JUST “ONE GUY” it’s a highly visible leader of al qaeda. In fact, he turned into THE LEADER.
Does your infantile brain fail to grasp that if saddam was harboring and refusing to extradite A LEADER, there is a high probability that the guys he LEADS were with him?
DO LEADERS TYPICALLY TRAVEL UNARMED AND ALONE?
Hey, jackass, I’ve long since directly answered your commentary about the uranium.
Don’t believe me? Look up my posts.
I never said he could produce a wide array of nuclear weaponery from the amount he was purported to have.
I DID SAY that he was obviously trying to acquire enough to make weapons and there was a high probability he’d use them.
JeffR