Pentagon
It seems the Pentagon report on Saddam Hussein's ties to Al-Qaeda DOES show that such ties did exist with at least two Al-Qaeda groups. Ed Morrissey at Hot Air.com has the details which contradict the way the liberal media reported the Pentagon study initially:
Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that an investigation into over 600,000 documents captured at the end of the invasion of Iraq showed no operational links to al-Qaeda — or at least, that’s how the media reported it. After a strange few days in which the Pentagon delayed the report, it finally hit the internet last night — and it’s clear that the analysis done by the media was superficial at best. If no operational “smoking gun” could be found, the report still shows that Saddam Hussein had plenty of ties to all sorts of terrorist groups, including radical Islamist jihadis.
Go here to read the rest of Ed's analysis!
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America's top military officer, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen, said yesterday that he opposes a timetable for withdrawing U.S. Forces from Iraq. He made the statement during a Press Conference at the Pentagon. This puts both possible Democratic nominees at clear odds with the best wisdom of those leading our military.
As the campaign moves forward, John McCain will provide a clear choice for Americans to support U.S. Service men and women AND their mission not just with words, but with action.
The top U.S. military officer said Wednesday the Pentagon will follow whatever decisions the next president makes about U.S. troop levels in Iraq but he remains opposed to a timetable for withdrawing forces.
Asked if commanders who believe conditions in Iraq should govern troops cuts could accept a new policy, change course and move on, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a key war adviser to the president, said yes.
He told reporters at a Pentagon press conference that he does not favor any rapid withdrawal from Iraq that could jeopardize security improvements there.
"I am against a timetable," he said. "I think a precipitous withdrawal, any withdrawal which puts us into a situation where we sacrifice the gains in Iraq, where Iraq falls apart in that part of the world is something that would concern me greatly." read more »
