What originally made Iraq an unlikely target of the Bush administration’s campaign against al-Qaeda? (1 point) Responses Iraq had been the target of a number of al-Qaeda attacks in 2001. Iraq had been the target of a number of al-Qaeda attacks in 2001. Saddam Hussein had been a strong ally of the United States through the 1990s. Saddam Hussein had been a strong ally of the United States through the 1990s. Iraq had fought Iran, which was a strong supporter and host of al-Qaeda. Iraq had fought Iran, which was a strong supporter and host of al-Qaeda. There was considerable antipathy between the regime of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda.