Al-Qaida Has Rebuilt, U.S. Intel Warns (On Drudge)

AP ^ | 7-11-07 | KATHERINE SHRADER and MATTHEW LEE

[Puddleglum]

Info from a five-page summary? It’s sad to think how much policy is made by boneheads reading “five-page summaries.”

[1066AD]

“Operational capability” means what ?
Lots of graduates from training schools?
(Car Bomb 101 needs improving by the look of it in UK)
Lots of volunteers ?

How many top notch planners are there ? Logistical experts?

“The official and others spoke on condition of anonymity because the secret report remains classified.”
Prosecute him/her/them.

[BIGLOOK]

The way I see it we’ve got two choices. Bomb the hell out of them or send in Reid, Edwards, Pelosi and Murtha (Let's not forget Kerry, Jim.) to negotiate a peace treaty.

You've got the options right but the order wrong. Send the congressional emissaries first and when the unfavorable truce is rejected, select option two.

[ColdSteelTalon]

Regardless of how effective. Whenever a terrorist group, regains numbers it is serious, because if they cannot carry out terrorist attacks, they can certainly provide human intelligence.

[HitmanLV]

Will the average rational person want to put the Democrats in charge of fighting the war on the terrorists, especially if they appear to be stronger than before?

They almost did in 2004.

[BIGLOOK]

Sincere doubts, Bob. This sounds like an arranged leak and hit piece.

Al Qa'eda is quickly becoming unwelcome in the Sunni provinces in Iraq.

Musharif in Pakistan is lashing out at them and the Taliban remnants to save his ass.

The London and Glasgow bombers were inept.

The real problem to solve is finance and logistics.......Follow the money.

[jedward]

“The point is, these guys don’t negotiate. They kill.”

And there lies a key distinction.

[omega4179]

Ok Bushbots sound off! AQ is hq’ and rebuilt in pakistan, an”ally” and clueless George is still trying to make Iraqi oilfields safe for Iranian control.
The new direction should be re-arm the baathists asap and get out.

[angcat]

I found this article to be very stupid. This is a propaganda piece for the libs. We are not bombing America so of course they are here and have been for many years (before Bush).

[omega4179]

Since AQ has a new safe base in waziristan, and we are in iraq have to say the gwot is completely derailed.

[SevenMinusOne]

Since AQ has a new safe base in waziristan, and we are in iraq have to say the gwot is completely derailed.

Perhaps the dumbest post I've seen on FR to date - What does us fighting AQ in Iraq have to do with AQ in the Pak border regions?

The GWOT has seen 3/4 of AQ original Sr. leadership killed or captured. Ditto that percentage of their less effective replacements.....Since our enemies suffer one strategic defeat after another....while we have not suffered one.

Seen the brutal terrorists supporting regimes of Saddam and the Taliban removed from power.....Yet you want to suggest our WOT is derailed??

Foolishness to the point of absurdity (or were you being sarc? - perhaps so).