Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with Al-Qaida. Saddam Hussein was a secular nationalist so he didn't like extremists.
When I want to know what the King thinks, I'll ask Arnold Palmer or Richard Petty. As for this fat Saudi, he lives at our sufferance and he knows it. someone should remind him. Bin Laden would cut his throat in a second if we weren't protecting his sorry ass. I continue to wonder why democracy is so essential for Iraq but Kuwait and Saudi Arabia don't require it.
Very few tyrans admit openly that they like extremists but at the same time they wouldn't mind to use them for political leverage against enemies. Besides I saw him praying.