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What possible help could Saddam have provided?

Money.

Did he supply the box cutters?

No, money. Money can be exchanged for goods and services.

Seriously, what could he have provided that OBL didn't already give them?

Money. If OBL gave them X dollars then he didn't "already" give them X+Y dollars, so if Saddam gave them Y dollars, that would increase their dollars.

Why do I have to explain things on such a simple level? Are you simple? You're trying to argue with reality. CZECH INTELLIGENCE SAYS THERE WAS A MEETING! Either give me some reason to doubt them (i.e. actual evidence), or remain silent, but cut it out with this "why would they have?" stuff. "Why would they have?" is not an argument for anything. THEY DID. Ok?

Besides, if this story had any credibility at all,

So you think it doesn't? Please explain why. Use some facts.

don't you think the Bush administration would be shoving it in everyone's faces as the smoking gun?

Maybe, maybe not. They know more than your or I do about all of what's going on. Maybe it's not even a "smoking gun" per se. But it's still a fact which is out there and it's bizarre to me that so many of you are trying to shut your eyes to it because "why would they have?"

Considering flack we're getting for wanting to attack for "no reason", why wouldn't they want to use it if it was credible?

Maybe they will "use" it, WHEN WE ACTUALLY ATTACK. (We haven't attacked Iraq yet, you may have noticed.)

Better to focus on the WMD thing and forget about folk tales.

What "folk tale"? CZECH INTELLIGENCE SAYS THERE WAS A MEETING!!!! Do you have ACTUAL EVIDENCE indicating that this is a lie to share with us yet, or are you just blowing smoke out of your you-know-where? Let me know. Best,

What "folk tale"? CZECH INTELLIGENCE SAYS THERE WAS A MEETING!!!! Do you have ACTUAL EVIDENCE indicating that this is a lie to share with us yet, or are you just blowing smoke out of your you-know-where? Let me know.

OK, I shouldn't have tried to argue against a meeting happening. Fair enough. But our people all say it DIDN'T happen, so your ACTUAL EVIDENCE is no better than my ACTUAL EVIDENCE! The Czech's word against our people's. Why aren't you asking the Washington Times where their evidence that it didn't happen is?

Our intelligence people apparently don't think the evidence is enough to link al-Quada to Hussein, but you've decided to accept the reports at face value and draw your own conclusions.

For the record, I'm perfectly willing to believe there is a link and even that the meeting took place. In fact, I'd be GLAD to know there is a link to 9/11 so we could shove it in the rest of the world's face. But until our people publicly confirm it, it's just conjecture.

Look, you believe what you want to believe and I'll do the same. But don't go shoving this in my face like I'm an idiot, when it's still unsubstantiated. I can see and read perfectly well, thank you.

I hope you realize that OBL is a very wealthy man and the 9/11 attacks cost very little money. OBL did not need Iraqi financial or technical support. Try again.