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Old 07-23-2013, 08:24 AM
 
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Contrary to what our leadership wants you to think........

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Al Qaeda not only remains a threat to the United States, but its capabilities and scope are expanding, a new analysis from a respected think tank has concluded.

“There has been a net expansion in the number and geographic scope of Al Qaeda affiliates and allies over the past decade, indicating that*Al Qaeda and its brand are far from defeated,” argues Seth Jones, an analyst at the RAND Corporation and the study’s author.

There are a few reasons for the growth of the terrorist group, Mr. Jones argues. “One is the Arab uprisings, which have weakened regimes across North Africa and the Middle East, creating an opportunity for Al Qaeda affiliates and allies to secure a foothold.”

http://m.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/...US-study-finds

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Old 07-23-2013, 08:25 AM
 
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Time to give up more freedoms and $$$ at home so we can slay this beast lol
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Old 07-23-2013, 08:27 AM
 
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Not true....Obama's won the war on terrorism and Benghazi was just a spontaneous protest over some obscure YouTube video.
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Old 07-23-2013, 08:56 AM
 
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Al Qaeda is growing?

Cut their budget!
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Old 07-23-2013, 08:59 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Not true....Obama's won the war on terrorism and Benghazi was just a spontaneous protest over some obscure YouTube video.
And as the continual car bombings in Iraq remind us we're being greeted as liberators I guess we should be smugly pleased, eh?
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Old 07-23-2013, 09:08 AM
 
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Contrary to what our leadership wants you to think........




Al Qaeda growing, but less focused on US, study finds - CSMonitor.com

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Al-Qaeda is a group or network itself, but now it is also an idea or philosophy that anyone can pick up and run with.
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Old 07-23-2013, 09:13 AM
 
Location: West Coast of Europe
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Time to give up more freedoms and $$$ at home so we can slay this beast lol
Funny when you think of it: you are paying billions of dollars to the government so they can use that money against you by eroding your rights and freedoms, like with the current action taken against James Risen.
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Old 07-23-2013, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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We're going to forget about Iraq and let it get taken over by the extremists.
It was never about democracy "for the people". It was about getting Saddam out of the way to save the petrodollar.
Same goes for Libya.
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Old 07-23-2013, 09:19 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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al Qaeda plans attacks on US

al Qaeda KNOWN to operate in more than 40 countries

US invades/occupies country headed by enemy of al Qaeda

al Qaeda flourishes



DAMN!

Didn't see that coming.
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Old 07-23-2013, 09:29 AM
 
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And as the continual car bombings in Iraq remind us we're being greeted as liberators I guess we should be smugly pleased, eh?
Abandoning them completely wasn't such a great idea was it?

Neither will completely abandoning Afghanistan.




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