by user Mcs81986 A few years back, the White House was trying to convince the American people that there was a connection between and al-Qaeda and there wasn’t. But now there just may be. Unfortunately, it may be all our fault. Under the Hussein dictatorship, there was no probable way for al-Qaeda to have any influence in . Hussein and Bin Laden were ideological opposites. Hussein was more secular. was more westernized. Bin Laden and al-Qaeda’s enemies are westernized nations. Enemies, not allies. __NOEDITSECTION__ From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki. From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki.