Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Gonz

Gonz

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's administration has crippled al Qaeda's ability to carry out major attacks on U.S. soil but at a political and economic cost that could leave the country more vulnerable in years to come, experts say.

Even as al Qaeda tries to rebuild operations in Pakistan, experts including current and former intelligence officials believe the group would have a hard time staging another September 11 because of U.S. success at killing or capturing senior members whose skills and experience have not been replaced.

Home-grown extremists in the United States are believed to be isolated and lacking the will or ability to carry out large-scale operations.
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So, we kicked their ass but we're weaker now. OK, must be our resident Bush hater writing that.

"What al Qaeda's left with is a bunch of Sunni radicals in various capitals who get their orders and technology on the Internet. But their contact with home base is not very strong and they're not very disciplined," said former CIA official Robert Baer.

Islamist groups have killed about 1,600 people in 53 attacks overseas since 2001, according to IntelCenter, an Alexandria, Virginia-based intelligence contractor.

The number and lethality of the attacks have fallen off since 2004. Last year, there were five attacks and 28 deaths, according to IntelCenter statistics, which do not include attacks in Iraq, Afghanistan or other war zones.
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See. Now that the Dems are in charge, the scenario will begin to change. By the '08 elections, Nancy will be King of Persia.
 
spike

spike

New Member
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chcr

chcr

Too cute for words
Gato_Solo said:
I say we take off and nuke the place from orbit. Its the only way to be sure...:devious:
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Nah, then the powers that be will have to come up with a new imminent threat that we need to be frightened of. I don't think global warming is going to pan out.
 
Gato_Solo

Gato_Solo

Out-freaking-standing OTC member
chcr said:
Nah, then the powers that be will have to come up with a new imminent threat that we need to be frightened of. I don't think global warming is going to pan out.
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Naah. The shit-stirrers will always find something to stir up...;)
 
Cerise

Cerise

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More proof of liberal disconnect:

The House of Representatives Armed Services Committee Chairman, Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), announced that the phrase "global war on terror" will no longer be tolerated in his committee.


The House Armed Services Committee is banishing the global war on terror from the 2008 defense budget.

This is not because the war has been won, lost or even called off, but because the committee’s Democratic leadership doesn’t like the phrase. http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2007/04/military_gwot_democrats_070403w/
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Changing the way we talk about the world is the first step in restoring a sense of peace and calm. If we don’t say the word "war" we won't be plagued by irrational fears and over-reaction. From the day that President Bush said that phrase it has served only to magnify the problem and frighten our population. With those words gone nothing will appear scary or even important. Eventually we can forget all about it and return to a normal life.

:rolleyes:
 
chcr

chcr

Too cute for words
Cerise said:
More proof of liberal disconnect:
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No, parisan politics as usual. There is no "War on Terror" any more than there was ever a "War on Drugs." It's all marketing. The Dems (correctly, IMO) percieive that the people are tired of listening to bullshit about the "War on Terror," especially since it doesn't really look like we're winning so they'll do some similar impotent shit that really does nothing but they hope will make it look like they're doing something decisive.
 
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