I'm inclined to think that there isn't any love lost between thse two. Of course, there isn't any love lost between each of those butchers and any other human being on the face of this planet either, so there is nothing particularly unusual about that.
The issue isn't whether or not there is any actual or potential link between Iraq and Al Qaida . . . rather, it is whether or not there is a current or potential link between Iraq and international terrorism.
The first is hypothetical and very difficult to prove, the second is all too likely, and is reason enough for us.