Reply #1: Zarqawi is the achilles heel

[SoCalDemocrat]

al-Zarqawi, the evil terrorist that Bush used to link Saddam to Al Qaeda and 9-11.
al-Zarqawi, whom Bush helped secure a foothold in Iraq in a policy that has backfired "big-time". The Bush policy in Iraq for two years following September the 11th was the opposite of fighting terrorism--it was to PROTECT terrorists and use them as political pawns to gain oil and power.

al-Zarqawi, whom the U.S. was secretly asking for help in Iraq just months after 9-11.
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/030503_ansar....

al-Zarqawi, who for two years was based in NE Iraq with Ansar Al Islam, his terrorirst organization.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2149499.st...

al-Zarqawi, and “Al Ansar had ties to Al Qaeda, some members shared training camps in Afghanistan… he developed chemical and biological weapons which were unleashed on targets in Europe. The U.S. was fully aware of his presence and the base from the get go.”
-– Christian Science Monitor, BBC July 24, 2002

al-Zarqawi, on whose behalf President Bush interceded three times to protect him from Pentagon air strikes intent on destroying Zarqawi and his camp.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4431601 /

al-Zarqawi, and Iraq's Tora Bora, which could of been "crushed" with U.S. help.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1122/p01s02-wome.html

al-Zarqawi, who Colin Powell cited as the reason for going to war in Iraq on Feb 5th.
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2003/17300.htm

al-Zarqawi, whom Qatar gave safe refuge and a million dollars; a Bush "ally" in the war on terror.
http://cpusa.org/article/articleview/526/1/3 / (from NY Times)

al-Zarqawi, and his group have spread by the time the U.S. invades Iraq.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/2020/iraq030221_an...

al-Zarqawi, and his Ansar-al-Islam "Al-Qaida-linked" group behind majority of post-9/11 terror deaths in Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4428430 /

al-Zarqawi, Bush finally attacks the base but it's far too late.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,81843,00.html

al-Zarqawi, re-emerges with his renamed group "Tawhid and Jihad -- which means Monotheism and Holy War".
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=...

al-Zarqawi, who is credited for sawing off the head of Nick Berg in a how-to video for future terrorists.

al-Zarqawi, blamed for more than 700 terrorist killings in Iraq. … Bush administration had several chances to wipe out his terrorist operation … but never pulled the trigger.”
-– NBC News March 2, 2004
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4428430 /

"Mission Accomplished" -George W. Bush, 2003

More background material:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...