From the "we told you this would happen" Dept.

[sharplittleteeth]

The US-led invasion of Iraq has accelerated the spread of Osama bin Laden's anti-Americanism among once-local Islamic militant movements, increasing danger to the US, according to senior intelligence officials at the CIA and State Department.

Don't mistake this for me gloating. This is an horrific development. But one that was foreseen a long time ago.

So Iraq is now both a rallying cry for Islamic fundamentalist (despite Iraq not being an Islamic state), and a training ground for Mujahideen.