CIA official: Iraq war helps Al-Qaeda

An American intelligence official believes that the Iraq war has actually helped the development of the terror group al-Qaeda.

กก In an interview with BBC, the anonymous official dismissed two arguments frequently put forward by the Bush administration: that Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda are "on the run" and that the Iraq invasion has made America safer. CRIENGLISH.com reported Wednesday.

The 23-year veteran of the CIA says, currently, the coalition forces are on to a lose-lose situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. He calls the Iraq war "a gift of epic proportions to bin Laden."

He urges the US government to rethink its Middle East policy, including its unqualified support for Israel.

Sourcve: CRIENGLISH.com