Original sentence: A relationship was alleged between the Al-Qaeda terrorist network and the government of Iraq under Saddam Hussein, in the months prior to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.Prior to the 1991 Gulf War, Osama bin Laden had been highly critical of Hussein's secular regime.The alleged link was claimed to have caused considerable concern in the United States Bush administration, about a combination of their resources, motivating the subsequent invasion and Occupation of Iraq
Edited sentence: Prior to the Gulf War, Osama bin Laden was highly critical of Saddam's secular regime.The existence and nature of the relationship between the Al-Qaeda terrorist network and the government of Iraq under Saddam Hussein motivated considerable concern in the United States Government about a combination of their resources