Didn’t a senior State Department official say about a month ago that Al Qaeda no longer represented a threat since so many jihadis had been killed? Or am I just totally mistaken?
I thought the war on terror was over??
I’ve wondered when we would go in and root them out.
Its probably necessary. The president announces the war is over, although its not, and carries on with another military incursion. His supporters will go along with it because its their guy doing it. If GW, or President Palin, sent the troops into Yemen you can be confident they’d be throwing a hissy-fit about now.
As it is they just pretend it isn’t happening and at the same time pretend O is a conquering hero, depending upon the needs of the moment.
In any case, the jihadis already control chunks of Somalia and a goodly chunk of Yemen. The Saudis and Yemenis are after them but probably have a good number of sympathizers in their own forces and their own officer corps. There is no bright line between “moderate” wahabis and the jihadis. They pretty much think exactly the same things.
So now we will send our troops to die on Yemen soil. AND, why???? Just like in other Arab counties .... so their women, dressed as Zorro, can be able to drive cars !!!!!!!
anything to keep our boys offshore and subject to ‘technical and logistical difficulties’ voting...
The only reason they’re announcing this is because something untoward happened and they’re covering their asses.