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Originally Posted by Tinman
Oh I forgot hes a straw man, and it doesnt matter anyway.
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Jeeze Tin, you don't have to go sticking words in my mouth
Never said it didn't matter.
What I did say was that the Administration built Zarqawi up so they could rip him down.
This happened even before the war as they falsely cited his presence in Iraq as proof that Saddam had links to al Qaida.
This happened during the insurgency as the military and Administration intentionally and repeatedly overstated his impact to keep the media focused on terrorisim and not sectarian violence.
This doesn't mean he wasn't a very nasty bastard or that his death doesn't matter...but things need to be put into perspective.
-spence