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Who is Al Qaeda in Iraq?
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From PBS --VIDEO: Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) should not be confused with the Al Qaeda begun in Afghanistan by Osama bin Laden. If the public is not aware of the differences between the two factions, how are they supposed to know which one America should be targeting?
“ The overwhelming number of insurgents or resistance fighters are Iraqis. They are not al Qaeda. al Qaeda is a critical component, is a tiny, small, critical component in the Iraqi equation, less than five percent of all insurgents and resistance fighters. So, while al Qaeda is very lethal, is very deadly, it has carried out some of the devastating attacks in Iraq, in fact, the United States is facing a highly complex and determined resistance or insurgency numbering in the tens of thousands, most of whom have nothing to do with al Qaeda. ”
