[Sender]

Saddam and Osama did not have "operational ties" because they were on two completely different missions. Saddam was a secular Baathist thug, who cared little for the tenets of Islam, nor for any noble cause beyond the continued power and glorification of himself by any means necessary. Osama uses fundamental Islam to motivate his Islamic minions to sacrifice themselves and kill, and they believe they are on a noble religious cause.

Saddam had little use for religious foolishness, except when it was politically expedient, and Osama has little love for secular thugs. So naturally, they weren't exactly on the same page concerning most things.

However, there are common essential goals that both shared. The destruction of the Jewish state and the crippling of American power were both high priorities for them, particularly the defeat of the Great Satan. So even though their motives and goals were divergent, their primary enemy was the same. And as they say, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. They may have openly despised one another, but they surely collaborated in some way to at least discuss how they could both benefit from our loss.

[tomnbeverly]

Sort of a Hirohito, Hitler, Mousalini comparison... Axis powers... Axis of evil, Shared common purpose the destruction of Freedom using Terror....

Wonder why so many can’t apply simple logic... Must be blinded by the BDS.