The USA has succeeded before in causing deadly enemies to show a temporary interest in communicating and even cooperating...consider the case of North Vietnam and China!

Let's face it, when Genghis Khan comes riding in you put aside your squabbles with your next door neighbours for a bit...and resume them at a later and more convenient date.

Be that as it may, I don't think Saddam and Al-Queda ever had much in common aside from a shared hatred of the USA and Israel. They were on opposite sides of the Muslim playing field in the Middle East.

- LH