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Eight Years Later Al Qaeda Fights to Stay Relevant
Guardian/The Lid ^ | 9/11/09 | The Lid

Posted on 09/11/2009 6:37:44 AM PDT by Shellybenoit

Eight years after September 11, the war on Radical Islamist terrorists has gone the way of the dinosaur, for PC reasons the President has down size the battle, it is now a war against al Qaeda and its allies.

And what about Osama bin Laden, who lives in hiding does he even matter now? The U.S. government came close to bin Laden in the mountains of Tora Bora in December2001, but we haven't come close since.

The Drone program started by President Bush and, to his credit, continued by President Obama has been very successful at eliminating much of the leadership of al Qaeda,

The question is does it matter? Is the leadership of al Qaeda relevant? It may be that the the network of Jihadist groups created and inspired by al Qaeda no longer "answer" to that leadership. The future of our battle to eliminate the Islamic Terrorist who threaten our very existence may rely on that answer:

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics; Religion
KEYWORDS: 911; alqaeda; islam; jihad

1 posted on 09/11/2009 6:37:45 AM PDT by Shellybenoit
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To: Shellybenoit

All you Al Qaeda who want to Stay Relevant please stand up and raise your hands so that we can see you.


2 posted on 09/11/2009 6:50:59 AM PDT by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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