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Looking beyond the killing of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri: Does it have any impact on world wide terrorism?
American Thinker ^ | 08/02/2022 | Rajan Laad

Posted on 08/02/2022 10:06:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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One of the primary goals of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan was to prevent it from becoming a safe haven and training ground for Islamic terrorists.

The New York Times reported that the location where the missiles struck Al- Zawahiri is a wealthy downtown enclave within what is considered the city's diplomatic quarters, which once housed dozens of Western embassies and now is home to some high-ranking Taliban officials.

This clearly proves that Afghanistan has once again become the headquarters for Islamic terrorists.

The NYT also reported:

[A]fter the US drone strike that killed al-Zawahri, members of the terror group Haqqani network had tried to conceal that the al-Qaeda leader was at the house in Kabul, which reportedly was owned by a top aide to Sirajuddin Haqqani, and restricted access to the site.

Sirajuddin Haqqani is the interior minister in the Taliban "government" in Kabul.  Clearly, the Taliban is actively supporting terror groups.

1 posted on 08/02/2022 10:06:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Do we know the name of his replacement yet?

The drone attack was designed to do exactly -one- thing. Give Biden a big presidential moment.


2 posted on 08/02/2022 10:08:43 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: SeekAndFind

2002 timeframe, yes

Now. Not so much


3 posted on 08/02/2022 10:09:03 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: SeekAndFind

So, we killed someone in a country that we are ostensibly at peace with?
Dunno if that was a good plan. If’n were the Talibunnies, I consider lawyering up.


4 posted on 08/02/2022 10:10:33 AM PDT by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: SeekAndFind
They should have waited for him to have a meeting with his top lieutenants, then blast the house to smithereens.
5 posted on 08/02/2022 10:10:57 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: SeekAndFind

Doesn’t matter what the motivation is. What matters is the importance of killing every mastermind of 911.

They need to know we will never forget if you terrorize America. We will find you and kill you no matter how long it takes.


6 posted on 08/02/2022 10:17:18 AM PDT by ozarkgirl ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

There’s nothing wrong will eliminating such people. However there seems to be an unlimited supply of replacements. So, no, it doesn’t make any difference. The ME has no shortage of 6th century head loppers.


7 posted on 08/02/2022 10:17:42 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Seruzawa

It certainly didn’t justify the orgasm the MSM had over it.


8 posted on 08/02/2022 10:19:25 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: combat_boots
No. 2 is now No. 1....Nothing else has changed.

We're 20 years in...

9 posted on 08/02/2022 10:25:50 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

He’s dead Jim, again.


10 posted on 08/02/2022 10:27:53 AM PDT by Pollard (If there's a question mark in the headline, the answer should always be No.)
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To: dfwgator

Especially considering the MSMs reaction when Trump wacked that Iranian General.


11 posted on 08/02/2022 10:34:23 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: SeekAndFind

If you know anything about predator drones and the operators who control them, the Pentagons has known where this guy lived for that past 20 years, at least. Read “Hunter Killer”, LTC Mark McCurley. They just wait for the appropriate political time to knock him of. Jo Jo Brandon needed a real shot in the ass to get moving for November. Ayman’s name was drawn to be the big loser for the November election.


12 posted on 08/02/2022 10:38:25 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The House is supposed to represent the people, not the friggin' Federal government. )
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Geez. Not having a good spelling day. Yikes. Better go wash my face.


13 posted on 08/02/2022 10:40:24 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The House is supposed to represent the people, not the friggin' Federal government. )
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To: Sacajaweau

https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-drone-strike-accidentally-kills-terrorist-leader-instead-of-car-full-of-children


14 posted on 08/02/2022 10:41:33 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: SeekAndFind
Does it have any impact on world wide terrorism?
Happy if it does,
Still happy if it doesn't.
15 posted on 08/02/2022 10:45:36 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: DesertRhino

Yes, it was designed to politically help Biden, so what, it’s a good thing he’s dead, it doesn’t do a thing to slow down or stop islamic terrorism.

The question is should be asked, what was the guy doing in Kabul, Afghanistan basically living in the open, until Biden cut and run from Afghanistan was the guy living somewhere else and was invited back to help reorganize Al Qaeda inside the country, questions that need to be asked.


16 posted on 08/02/2022 10:46:47 AM PDT by srmanuel (C)
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To: combat_boots

I was thinking, what proof do we have that the terrorist is dead. When Biden droned that carload of kids he first claimed he hit the terrorist responsible for the attack on the Kabul airport.


17 posted on 08/02/2022 10:49:37 AM PDT by RightOnTheBorder
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To: ozarkgirl
They need to know we will never forget if you terrorize America. We will find you and kill you no matter how long it takes.

You mean like the BLM and Antifa folks?

18 posted on 08/02/2022 10:50:50 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: srmanuel

The guy is old. He was probably having pudding in a nursing home. I highly doubt he’s doing much


19 posted on 08/02/2022 11:01:10 AM PDT by HollyB
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To: Sacajaweau

Zawahiri was the leader, bin laden was a figurehead


20 posted on 08/02/2022 11:13:05 AM PDT by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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