[You Dirty Rats]

Why did we wait 3 weeks to begin a half-hearted effort in Afghanistan while Al Qaeda dispersed only to begin resurfacing again in the last year?

You are upset because we responded twelve times zones away from Washington in three WEEKS? Are you kidding????? Do you have the slightest idea of the logistical challenges of operating in Afghanistan?

I may not be an expert on this

You got that part right.

[Irontank]

That the US government wasn't prepared to move imnmediately against Al Qaeda...that it hadn't moved against Al Qaeda before 9-11...is inexcusable knowing what we now know in terms of information that had been flowing into American intelligence since the mid-1990's. Mike Scheurer who headed the CIA's Bin Laden from 1996 on has stated that he believes the failure to move before Oct 2001 was an opportunity to destroy Al Qaeda that we may never have again

I will defer to the obvious and acknowledge your superior expertise on foreign affairs...I'd be interested to know your assessment of US efforts to date in the War on Terror