[anonymous_user]

If Iraq had nothing to do with Al Qaeda, why did Al Qaeda bomb Spain to get their troops out Iraq?

[Sam the Sham]

If Iraq had nothing to do with Al Qaeda, why did Al Qaeda bomb Spain to get their troops out Iraq?

Because where Muslims wage jihad against "infidels" be it the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Chechnya, Sudan, Bosnia, Iraq, Kashmir, etc, al Qaeda is there in body and spirit.

[Alberta's Child]

If Iraq had nothing to do with Al Qaeda, why did Al Qaeda bomb Spain to get their troops out Iraq?

This is certainly a worthwhile point. I'll post two key responses to it:

1. I would have had no problem believing that there was a link between al-Qaeda and Iraq, but I am aware of no evidence to this point that would link the two. In fact, this administration has gone out of its way to make the point today that there is no connection between the two.

2. To this day, nobody outside the intelligence communities in Spain and other Western countries knows for sure what the Madrid bombing was all about. The incident certainly didn't bear any resemblance to a typical al-Qaeda attack -- and was carried out by people from an Islamic country (Morrocco) that already has some kind of dispute with Spain that has nothing to do with al-Qaeda. Anyone who speaks Arabic can pick up a phone and credibly claim responsibility for an attack of that sort.

[RSmithOpt]

Excellent Point! We (Americans) want to live a life of freedom and with an opportunity for the pursuit of life, liberty, and justice. Those in Al Qaeda want total power and control to force us into a life of fear, servitude and Islam. Look at the Taliban and how they changed the lives of Afghani women and children.

[iconoclast]

If Iraq had nothing to do with Al Qaeda, why did Al Qaeda bomb Spain to get their troops out Iraq?

Al Qaeda doesn't want petroleum engineers anywhere in the middle east, much less troops.