[kuma]

***They reasoned that if you could subject Americans to the drip-drip-drip of remorseless water torture in the deserts of Mesopotamia -- a couple of deaths here, a market bombing there, cars burning, smoke over the city on the evening news, day after day after day, and ratcheted up a notch or two for the weeks before the election -- you could grind down enough of the electorate and persuade them to vote like Spaniards, without even realizing it.***

Now now he's confusing Dem/MSM strategy with terrorist strategy. The terrorists have every intent of attacking America again they just haven't been able to pull it off.

[goldstategop]

The Democrats think if we stop fighting them over there, they'll leave us alone over here. The Party Of 9/10 has overlooked 9/11 - it happened long BEFORE we ever went into Iraq!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[goldstategop]

Leftists, jihadists and Euroweenies are dancing in a conga line from the Hindu Kush, through Baghdad over to Madrid up to San Francisco. Let's sing, "kumbaya!"

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[hinckley buzzard]

I think the point is, the terrorists prefer to achieve their short term goals without inducing a revival of the spirit of 9/11. The wisest general is the one who wins without having to fight. Given the poor powers of persistence among the tv-addled US electorate, AlQaeda would be foolish to launch a terror attack right now. They are steaming full speed ahead without losing a soul over here while letting the giant fall back asleep.

[voletti]

Nope.
Thats recisely the jihadist strategy.

Thats why this planned madness with wanton killings and bombings and bloodletting. Everyday. Ceaselessly. Droip drip drip.

All picture opportunities of blood and gore for the news cycle with no tactical or strategic value in pure military terms.

[Bonaparte]

" The terrorists have every intent of attacking America again they just haven't been able to pull it off."

Just as soon as the democrats get their way, the terrorists will be able to pull it off. Then the electorate will go back to electing Republicans with the demand for stronger national defense. After a few years of stronger national defense, the electorate will once again complain that miraculous instant results were not achieved and will go back to voting democrat. Then the cycle will repeat itself over and over again. The terrorists are well aware of this and will exploit this idiocy, patiently taking us down piece by piece.