Neo-Con Security "Expert" Ties Saddam to al Qaeda--Again

by: Brandon Friedman

Fri Mar 13, 2009 at 13:42:49 PM EDT

Here's the transcript:

CHRIS MATTHEWS: If we don't know that Iraq had anything to do with 9/11--if we don't know that--and you say it's an open case, and if we were never able to prove that he had nuclear weapons, do you go to war against another country with the loss of lives and treasure of thousands of American lives and an unlimited number of Iraqis dead. . .Do you do something like that--do you go to war with another country when you don't have your case made.  You admit it's an open case.  I want to know the rules of engagement here.  When do you go to war, Frank?

FRANK GAFFNEY: Well, in this case, I said to you, in the immediate aftermath of the 3,000 Americans being slaughtered by people-some of whom had, in fact, collaborative relationships with Iraqi intelligence. . .

DAVID CORN: There we go again!  Who?  Who?  Who had a collaborative--Frank, stop right there and tell me who had a relationship.

GAFFNEY: You take pre-emptive action to prevent the kinds of attacks that we now know Saddam Hussein clearly had in mind with chemical and biological agents.

Remember, this is the same guy Chris Matthews "eviscerated" for the same thing back in December.