"Yeah, I thought the same thing at first glance."
Posted on 09/11/2009 3:32:13 PM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: "But this is the only answer I can give, because the terms of the question are out of date. If you're asking whether the United States has defeated al Qaeda, you also have to ask: Which al Qaeda are we talking about? The senior leaders operating somewhere in the tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan? The al Qaeda franchises around the world, most notably in Iraq, Algeria, and Yemen? Or the global ideological following, sparked by al Qaeda, calling itself al Qaeda, but not technically affiliated with al Qaeda? If you ask about winning, you have to also ask whether winning means killing the organization or just handicapping it. Does it refer to destroying al Qaeda's military capabilities, or to mitigating al Qaeda's ability to win hearts and minds around the world?"
SNIPPET: "If America is serious about defeating al Qaeda, U.S. government agencies will need to expand and prioritize the translation and study of strategic and ideological communiqués, which often hold the most insightful nuggets about al Qaeda's strengths and vulnerabilities. Government agencies have not been pushed to think "great thoughts," in large part because they lack the staffs and the budgets, and due to the operational necessities of their missions. This is precisely why the Barack Obama administration would be well-advised to invest serious time and money into expanding current efforts. We must combat Abu Yahya's al Qaeda today before it takes us by surprise tomorrow."
(Excerpt) Read more at foreignpolicy.com ...
With what Obama intends for America there will be nothing left for for a new Osama to pick on so ..... whats the point?
ON THE INTERNET:
http://jarretbrachman.net/?cat=15
http://jarretbrachman.net/?p=993
http://ctc.usma.edu/SENTINEL/CTCSentinel-Vol1Iss6.pdf
http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php?option=com_rokzine&view=article&id=18&Itemid=54
http://www.ctc.usma.edu/sentinel/CTCSentinel-Vol1Iss12.pdf
He is already here. It is Obama.
BS. They don't think "great thoughts" because they're not "great people". They're just bureaucrats (apparatchik) living high on the hog off of our dime.
"Yeah, I thought the same thing at first glance."
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