Saddam Husseun and bin Laden.

Randy Black referred to links between Saddam Hussein and al Qaida, thus expressing approval of President Bush. Hank Greely replies_ ""Links" is a tricky word, as is "connections." Randy Black points out that al Qaida and the Iraqi government made contact with each other from time to time over the years, but it seems to me that his statements further hurt the case for the Iraq war. In spite of several discussions over the space of a decade, al Qaida and Iraq did not reach any agreements or cooperate in any way.

Through the talks over nuclear proliferation, as well as the talks over the more than 50 year old armistice in Korea, the Bush Administration "has links" with Kim Jong Il. That scarcely means that they are allies. It seems to me that in every meaningful way, Jon Kofas is right on this".