[NYC Republican]

I frankly don't buy the connection between these terrorist groups and Saddam. The evidence is far too weak. I'm a strong supported of Bush, and strongly in favor of going in there, but for the other reasons Bush stated. Eliminate the threat he poses, get rid of a scum, and help liberate the country, allowing the Iraqi people some semblance of freedom.

[Steel Wolf]

The case against Saddam is pretty well closed, I was only posting this to point out that there are other loose ends to take care of once he's gone. I don't think that we should be going after Saddam ONLY because of his links to terrorists (which are many). That's probably fourth or fifth on the list of reasons to take him out.

I am concerned, on the other hand, that many of these groups wouldn't be viable without support from nation states, and that we need to cut off their suppliers, and take the groups themselves out.

[doug from upland]

I respectfully disagree. I do buy the connection. Al Qaeda has certainly been in Iraq at the invitation of Hussein, and he has certainly given them money. The link to the terrorism in the Phillipines is clear. It is just one more nail in the coffin.

This isn't the greatest reason, however, to get rid of Hussein. He poses a significant danger to the region and ultimately to us. He has the abililty and willingness to pay whatever he has to pay to see that someone delivers a suitcase nuke or biological weapon to Times Square or the Chicago Loop or to the Renaissance Center in Detroit. We cannot allow that to happen.

[jwalsh07]

I frankly don't buy the connection between these terrorist groups and Saddam.

Then you are woefully misinformed.

Abu Nidal, Abu Abbas, Direct payments to Hamas, bounty to the families of homicide bombers, Zarkawi...

Baghdad is the last refuge of wanted terrorists and has been for all my adult years.

[A_perfect_lady]

I suppose you'd believe it if the UN said it were true.

[The Great Satan]

There is still one indicted conspirator in the 1993 attempt to topple the WTC at large. Do you know where he fled and where he now lives? I'll give you a clue: it's also the last domicile of the late Abu Nidal. Another clue: the name of the city starts with a 'B' and ends with a 'D.'