When I said that 9/11 and Iraq are not related, I meant that the actions that took place on 9/11 had no connection to Iraq. I know that Pres. Bush used the 9/11 attacks as his justification for war in Iraq, although, there has never been any evidence of a connection between Osama and Saddam. Syria and our good buddies Saudi Arabia have more ties to terrorism than Iraq ever thought of having. IMO we invited the terrorists into Iraq when we invaded and we have given the terrorists more ways to recruit and build a loyal following. If we had remained steadfast against terrorism in Afghanistan we would be fighting these same terrorists that we are fighting now, only we would be doing it in remote areas in the mountains instead of in tightly confined urban settings.