I'm going to make an educated guess AD.
I think car bombings in selected cities, with targets being chosen for maximum financial impact, along with attempts to use NBC weapons against governmental infrastructure in an attempt to decapitate governmental command and control. This accomplishes the psychological/financial goals.
I think after the initial strike, there will an escalation of the low intensity guerilla warfare by Al Qaeda generally, because they think oour soldiers are stretched thin and would have to return home to guard the US homeland. This achieves the goal of removing US troops from the Middle East, and would cause a drain in US military resources.
They have flaws, however-let me point them out.
1) They are totally arrogant and underestimate how many American citizens are actually not afraid of them-they think we all cower in fear when in fact we dont.
2) They dont understand that there is an entire layer of troops that can be accessed for Homeland Security with one stroke of the pen and a Presidential Directive, and the fact there are millions of battle hardened ex combat soldiers available for callup immediately.
3) They dont understand rednecks/cowboys/cajuns and other regional players who would make them truly miserable if they wanted to come out in the open and play.
4) They dont understand the political dynamic of these types of attacks, which would negate any sympathetic support they may have now immediately.
5) They dont understand the simple fact Americans cannot be subjected to fear or tyranny.
i GREATLY hope #5 is true.
It seems to me 50% of the USA is not only ready to roll over and play dead--but to aid and abet the enemy wholesale.
Points 1 through 5 are excellent. Please include with #3, pissed-off women who love to shoot. Thanks.
Love especially your 1, 3, and 5:
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1) They are totally arrogant and underestimate how many American citizens are actually not afraid of them-they think we all cower in fear when in fact we dont.
3) They dont understand rednecks/cowboys/cajuns and other regional players who would make them truly miserable if they wanted to come out in the open and play.
5) They dont understand the simple fact Americans cannot be subjected to fear or tyranny.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) Pakistani security officials have linked a plotter in the Pearl murder to failed assassination bids against Musharraf.