john rohan said, "Another possibility is simply th...

2007-10-18T11:08:00.000-04:00

john rohan said, "Another possibility is simply that many insurgents are finding their career choice difficult."

Probably true. Also, as it is difficult for our troops to fight when the public is against the war, so it may be somewhat true for al Qaeda-types to fight when the populace is against them. Their most fertile support remains in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the tribal areas of Pakistan.

In the first two countries, civilians have not been killed/tortured to a large extent. We don't know exactly what's happening in Pakistan. So maybe al Qaeda is losing on many fronts.

Since it takes so few to hurt the U.S. and not too many to wreck havoc in Muslim countries, the question becomes, "As al Qaeda shrinks, at what point do we stop worrying?" Probably never or a very long time from now.

I think that blaming the West for internal problems in Islamic countries will be with us for some time to come (beyond my lifetime). If al Qaeda dies, some other crazies will take their place.

Another possibility is simply that many insurgents...

2007-10-15T14:40:00.000-04:00

Another possibility is simply that many insurgents are finding their career choice difficult in the long run. Insurgency doesn't pay much salary-wise, and many of these men who don't plan to martyr themselves would probably like to get married someday, have a home, etc.
They probably thought they could wear down the Americans or force a political change in America, but since neither of these has really happened yet, many of them are probably getting discouraged.

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john rohan said, "Another possibility is simply th...

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