“The rationale for the attack did not include Iraq, rather it was said to be linked to Bin Laden.”
You are correct about the Al-Shifa. Sorry I rederred to it by it’s derogatory reference(much the way SDI is referred to as “Star Wars”). Again this event has been been rewritten leaving only the convenient facts. You are correct that there was an assumed Al-qaeda link, but there was also an assumed Iraqi link as well.
As former Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering outlined in this article. The Clinton administration was as much worried about Iraq getting chem weapons as Al-qaeda. And why not? Iraq had missile launching capabilities, that terrorist organizations lacked. Ok, since you demand it, here’s a link. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/527uwabl.asp?pg=1
