[Alberta's Child]

First of all, I would not consider anything "factual" if it comes out of a U.S. intelligence report of any kind. It might be true, but after the events of the last few months it is no more credible than what you'd find in the New York Times or on CNN.

Secondly, there's an interesting item in the last link that directly contradicts any claim of cooperation between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda.

And last of all ... One of the claims made in that last link is that Saddam Hussein had drafted a plan to overthrow the Saudi royal family in 2001. Was there a downside to this?

[TigersEye]

First of all, I would not consider anything "factual" if it comes out of a U.S. intelligence report of any kind.

You have a very convenient way of believing in things.

You won’t get an argument from me on that. I’m no late-comer to the game, either. I’ve been saying the Iraq invasion was a disaster since the very beginning.

You're an expert when you need to be an expert.

I don't know what Obama did to turn Iraq into a dysfunctional mess.

You're completely ignorant when you need to be ignorant.