First, Al's statement.
"Iraq has never been linked to a terrorist attack on the U.S."

Iraq (under Saddam)is known to be a safe haven for terrorists that have been behind attacks on the U.S.

Now to your statements Pete.
"...All Arabs are the same. You yourself in post said 'you can not remove the fact that those who attacked us were arab Muslim extremists.' But that demonstrates my point."

That logic is so convoluted it is almost laughable! I don't think all arabs are the same, and at the same time I know that the people who attacked us on 9/11 were all arab Muslim extremists. That appears to be a fact that you are unwilling or unable to admit. ...why, I have no idea.

"You see Iraq is not a nation of Muslim Extremists."

I never said it was, nor do I believe it is.

"If Iraq is dangerous it is solely because of the secular power of Saddam Hussein."

I agree.

"Saddam Hussein is not a religious leader at all."

I never gave any indication that I though he was.

"so if as you suggest we need to fear Arab Muslim Extremists"

Do you think we don't?!?

"we need not concern ourselves with Iraq."

Right and wrong. We need to remove the tyrant that rules that country, disarm him, end a regime that has shown a willingness to use WMD's on its own people, a regime that has no problem with torturing children in front of their parents. We must do so while leaving the people and infrastructure of Iraq largely intact to govern themselves after we have rid their country of a despot that I believe threatens not just the USA, but the safety and stability of the entire planet. ...I wish similar actions were taken in 1937 against Hitler. It would have saved many millions of lives.

Bob