>1 there is absolutely no evidence that Iraq financed or controlled Al-Qaeda in any way. Much of their funding came from Saudi Arabia.
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>It's generally accepted in foreign policy and intelligence circles that Hussein bankrolled some of Al-Q.
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>2. The huge majority of Muslims want exactly what you want, to raise their families in peace, worry about paying their rent etc. You need policies that address them not the policies of the last 8 years which have made the lives of moderate muslims much more difficult.
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>We need policies and we need to take action to secure ALL american citizens, muslim and non-muslim. I agree that most Muslims want peace. That is also not relevant to this discussion.

At risk of getting into an "Oh yes it is Oh no it isn't " I completely disagree .Its not generally accepted in fact the reverse is true. Iraq had almost nothing to do with Bin Laden.

I'm all in favour of policies that work and if nothing else we have a demonstration that the foreign policies of Bush and Cheney did not work . The US reputation abroad had never been lower and US citizens more in danger tha by the end of Bushes administration. I have no problem with your department of Homeland security BTW, how you welcome people to your own country is entirely your affair.