What planet is this person on anyway and how much is he making per speaking engagement to say these things?
Anyone with the ability to read can see that the terror network is crumbling, with Osama sending a TAPE to bomb the US elections, and pleading for a truce in that tape.
Major portions of the hardline fighters are being lured into Iraq and killed by the thousands. There are fewer and fewer who want to don the suicide vests.
Our intelegence is getting better and better, and the fact that two or three cowards send legions of followers out to die while they hide in spider holes is not lost on the arab street.
This is defeatist scare tactics just to garner a speaking fee.
Couldn't agree with you more, though, in fairness, Yossef Bodansky, through books, has extensively documented the links between Saddam and al-Qaeda. Small wonder Chris Matthews no longer invites him on Hardball.
Great point! I dare say that if there truly were 500-750,000 of them, then a "handful" more would be in Iraq taking it up with our troops, not subjecting their entire "home base" to freedom and rule of the people.