No Terrorism in Iraq Before the War?

Weekly Standard ^ | 16-Sep-2004 | Stephen Hayes

[HawaiianGecko]

Kerry campaign:
"There was no terrorism in Iraq before we went to war."
CIA Analysis, January 2003: Iraqi Support for Terrorism, (p. 314 of Senate Intel Report):
"Iraq has a long history of supporting terrorism."

Kerry campaign:
"There was no terrorism in Iraq before we went to war."
CIA Analysis, January 2003--Iraqi Support for Terrorism, (p. 314 of Senate Intel Report):
"Iraq continues to be a safehaven, transit point, or operational node for groups and individuals who direct violence against the United States, Israel and other allies."

Kerry campaign:
"There was no terrorism in Iraq before we went to war."
Bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee Report (p. 315):
"The CIA provided 78 reports, from multiple sources, [redacted] documenting instances in which the Iraqi regime either trained operatives for attacks or dispatched them to carry out attacks."

Kerry campaign:
"There was no terrorism in Iraq before we went to war."
Bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee Report (p. 316):
"Iraq continued to participate in terrorist attacks throughout the 1990s."

Kerry campaign:
"There was no terrorism in Iraq before we went to war."
Bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee Report (p. 316):
"From 1996 to 2003, the [Iraqi Intelligence Service] focused its terrorist activities on western interests, particularly against the U.S. and Israel."

Kerry campaign:
"There was no terrorism in Iraq before we went to war."
Bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee Report (p. 316):
"Throughout 2002, the [Iraqi Intelligence Service] was becoming increasingly aggressive in planning attacks against U.S. interests. The CIA provided eight reports to support this assessment."

 

[HawaiianGecko]

Who does the Kerry camp think they are fooling?

[skaterboy]

Abu Abbas and Abu Nidal were there on vacation i suppose

[america-rules]

"Who does the Kerry camp think they are fooling?"

50% of The American people !

[HushTX]

If you want to argue semantics, one could support their position. Since there were no major terrorist attacks made against the people of Iraq, one could reasonably argue that there was no terrorism in Iraq. Nevermind that some of the terrorists attacking other areas were based in Iraq.

[HawaiianGecko]

I'll argue semantics ... please refer to my semantics at http://iraqitruthproject.com/

[HushTX]

you probably missed the last sentence of my post, in which I pointed out that many terrorists were based in Iraq, thus confirming my abject opposition to the Kerry Campaign's lies.

[jwpjr]

re: "Who does the Kerry camp think they are fooling?"

You know, the sad thing is that they don't realize they are fooling people. A hallmark of being a liberal is a pattern of delusional thinking that lets the liberal 'feel' that what they are doing is for the greater good.

[HushTX]

A hallmark of being a liberal is a pattern of delusional thinking that lets the liberal 'feel' that what they are doing is for the greater good.

Such a good point. Liberalism revolves around how we feel. Conservatives tend to require logical reasoning to support claims and opinions. What a difference it makes.

[jwpjr]

re: "Abu Abbas and Abu Nidal were there on vacation i suppose"

Who was the terrorist that Saddam apparantly had executed while he was on holiday in Iraq? Seems to me it was Abu Abbas.

[skaterboy]

Who the hell vacations in Iraq?

Did he wanna visit the woodchippers or Uday's rape rooms?

[xmm0]

How dare you counter Kerry with reports from the Senate Intelligence Committee!?! What do you think he is privy to such information! It isn't HIS fault that he is ignorant to the goings on of that committee! He's a busy man..