Iraq & Putting the Lie to the Big Lie

One of the Bush administration’s overarching lies about the war in Iraq that it is being fought to purge it of terrorists whom it repeatedly links to the 9/11 attacks.

The truth, of course, is rather different.

There were no terrorists in Iraq until after the U.S.-led invasion and collapse of a botched occupation that opened the doors to hair-on-fire extremist wackos from all over the globe and turned Iraq into the Wal-Mart of the Islamic jihad.

Including Algeria, according to a report at The Strategy Page, which notes that:

"Many Algerian terrorists, who have 'disappeared' from view in Algeria, are showing up in Iraq (where they are killed, captured or mentioned by prisoners)."

More here.

(Hat tip to Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit)