Re: Their hatred of the US
Excuse me, but I don't think anyone said that a direct Iraqi connection to 9/11 would be essential to establish the Iraq-Al-Quaeda link.
I think it would be sufficient to establish a connection between Iraq, and its known capacity for manufacturing WMD, and Al-Quaeda, an organization already known for wanting to kill large numbers of Americans. There is only circumstantial evidence connecting an Iraqi airline hijacking training facility with Al-Quaeda. So far.