Back To Baghdad

I wish to show at length the reason why I believe that Saddam Hussein of Iraq, not Osama Bin Ladin of Al Qaida, was the real perpetrator of 9/11 and how at the end of the Cold War we entered a new political paradigm that Saddam felt he could challenge with either brute conventional forces or by unconventional but equally brutal state-sponsored terrorism. Saddam Hussein of Iraq was renowned for his arrogance and could never bow down to another person or power without having the last word, a typical Twentieth Century dictator. The following speeches will show that Iraq, Saddam Hussein and the United States under various Presidents had been waging a prolonged campaign against each other since the end of the Cold War and which ultimately led to the downfall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Some dictators during this time period such as Milosevic in Serbia and Noriega in Panama were brought down with relative ease and have been forgotten in time, however, Iraq has been a focal point of US interest since the fall of the Berlin Wall and continues to be of interest to this day. Clearly, the complete focus on this country should lead one to conclude that indeed it was Saddam Hussein that struck the Twin Towers in New York as an act of revenge in 1993 and 2001 after losing Kuwait to US military forces in 1991. I suspect that even the F. Murray building in Oklahoma which was destroyed by a car bomb in 1995 was also related to Saddam Hussein. Too many connections exist between Islamic terrorists and Saddam Hussein's' Iraq that we should objectively come to the rational conclusion that he was the paymaster of Al Qaida and all around perpetrator of international Islamic terrorism in the United States between 1990 and 2001.

Why then the secrecy by the US Government regarding this revelation? I believe the secrecy allows the United States Government more latitude from having to take a position to remain committed to waging war against less than faithful allies such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. There are just too many terrorist organizations and states that support them for the US to "crusade" against. The destruction of Iraq and Saddam Hussein sent a clear message to all the terror supporting states in the Middle East such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iran - attack the United States in this fashion and face the possibility of permanent regime change. Clearly, Gaddafi in Libya and Assad in Syria got the message and duly gave up their aspirations with Gaddafi giving up his WMD program and Assad retreating from Lebanon militarily.  However, it remains to be seen if our response will endure the test of time. Our occupation of Afghanistan satisfied our desire to destroy a global Islamic terrorist network. Our occupation of Iraq satisfied our desire to destroy a state-sponsoring terrorist nation. Killing these two birds with one stone hopefully is all that is needed. These twin objectives thus played itself out before and after 9/11 and became a national priority that may last as long as the Cold War itself lasting from 1947 - 1990, a 40-year war both hot and cold. 

Will the Islamic regimes of the Middle East and Southwest Asia accept the ramifications of the Global War On Terror or are they in the midst of a grave mistake by rearming and planning for the next 9/11 on American soil? Only time will tell.

GH Bush 9/11/90 - The infamous New World Order speech, chock full of references to Saddam Hussein.

GH Bush 1/16/91 - Operation Desert Storm.

Bill Clinton 6/26/93 - Little known speech regarding Saddam's attempt on GH Bush's life and Clinton's response to it.

Bill Clinton 9/03/96 - Saddam Hussein attacks Kurdish city of Irbil and President Clinton's response. No-fly zone extended from Kuwait to Southern Baghdad.

Bill Clinton 1/21/98 - Interview with Jim Leher regarding Iraq's WMD production and possible US response.

Bill Clinton 1/27/98 - State Of The Union speech regarding Saddam Hussein's WMD program.

Bill Clinton 2/17/98 - Defiance of Saddam Hussein and clear evidence of WMD program.

Bill Clinton 11/15/98 - Iraq Liberation Act.

Bill Clinton 12/16/98 - US attack on Iraq with 290 cruise missiles for defying UN Security Council.

Richard Butler 8/03/99 - Chief Weapons Inspector for UNSCOM discusses Saddam Hussein's WMD addiction.

GW Bush 9/20/01 - War On Terror speech nine days after 9/11. War against nations supporting terrorism.

GW Bush 1/29/02 - Axis of Evil speech. North Korea, Iran and Iraq singled out.

GW Bush 10/10/02 - President Bush's remarks on House of Representatives' approval of Iraq Resolution for use of force in Iraq.

Hillary Clinton 10/15/02 - Senator Hillary Clinton regarding the use of force in Iraq.

GW Bush 3/17/03 - Ultimatum for Saddam Hussein to step down.

GW Bush 3/19/03 - Operation Iraqi Freedom.

GW Bush 12/14/03 - Saddam Hussein captured.

Saddam Hussein 11/05/06 - Saddam sentenced to death by Iraqi court and his last comments.

BH Obama 8/31/10 - End of combat operations in Iraq. Smaller contingent of US troops to remain in Iraq.