Exhaustive review sponsored by the Pentagon finds NO link between Saddam, al Qaida

LSSpam said
To be fair, the Pentagon isn't that straightjacketed. Dad is misrepresenting the issue.

No, I'm not. See what Bulldawg said.

The word "operation" means more then just "divisional sized units" and it's absurd to say otherwise. It can be "a military mission with a clearly defined objective or objectives", in which case "operational" would be the adjective form "ready to operate" and "direct operational link" between Saddam and Al Qaeda would be essentially be a willingness to work together to conduct an "operation".

The word that was used was "operational" not "operation."

"Operational" is a level of warfare, in DOD terminology.

The writer of the article took it to mean the English definition of the word, "working" or "viable."

I really don't think that's the case. I think report is a Pentagon threat assessment based on captured documents.

Threat assessments are categorized by level: Tactical, Operational, Strategic.

That's why I brought it up and it has absolutely nothing to do with my ego or anything else that's been thrown out here in this thread.