If Iraq was the wrong war, why has Al Qeada been so successful there lately?

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103 killed in Iraq's deadliest day this year

BAGHDAD— Bombings and shootings ripped across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 103 people in the deadliest day this year. The coordinated attacks in 13 cities sent a chilling warning that Al Qaeda is slowly resurging in the security vacuum created by a weak government in Baghdad and the departure of the U.S. military seven months ago.

Though there was no immediate claim of responsibility, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq declared on Sunday a new offensive aimed at sowing instability across the country.

"Al Qaeda is trying to send a message that it is still strong and can choose the time and places to attack," said Shiite lawmaker Hakim al-Zamili, a member of parliament's security and defense committee. He said weaknesses in Iraq's ability to gather intelligence about terror plots, or stop them despite security checkpoints has shown how toothless the government is in protecting its people.

Al-Zamili also raised the specter of Al Qaeda infiltrating security forces. If these gaps are not closed quickly, he said, "the attacks and explosions will continue and Al Qaeda will be stronger."

Last weekend, the leader of Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq warned that the militant network is returning to strongholds from which it was driven from while the American military was here.

"The majority of the Sunnis in Iraq support al-Qaida and are waiting for its return," Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of the Islamic State of Iraq since 2010, said in the statement that was posted on a militant website.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-iraq-deaths-0723,0,6679210.story

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Anyone else getting flashbacks to the Fall of Saigon?

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Anyone else getting flashbacks to the Fall of Saigon?

I'm having flashbacks to the Fall of 2003 but for reasons unrelated to this thread or forum.

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I'm having flashbacks to the Fall of 2003 but for reasons unrelated to this thread or forum.

In the fall of 2003, a magazine article reported that about 87% of adults drink milk.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101120115023AAAhlKC

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How many attacks has AQ staged in Iraq prior to our invasion there? Right, none. Now they have a new playground there. That's why it was the wrong war.