The links that Iraq had with Al Qaeda went back over 10 years. In the 90's, the media was writing about the world's alarm at the relationship between Saddam and Al Qaeda.
Of course, once it became a cause for war, the leftists had to pretend they didn't write what they clearly wrote. LOL
Links here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327993/posts?page=212#212
thanks. everyone was for war in the 90's.