Did the US need to invade Iraq to prevent more terrorist attacks like 9/11?
Absolutely not. There is no evidence that Iraq aided the September 11 attackers or Al Qaeda. None of the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqi, no major Al Qaeda leader is Iraqi, and no proof exists of a meeting between Iraqi and Al Qaeda officials. Vincent Cannistraro, former director of the CIA s Counter-Terrorism office, has said, Is there any confirmed evidence of Iraq s links to terrorism? No. The unprovoked war on Iraq will make terrorist attacks against the US more likely, not less. With the US invasion of Iraq killing innocent civilians and devastating cities, resentment against US policies has increased across the Middle East and around the world. Bin Laden couldn t have designed a better recruitment plan.
