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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 319470" data-attributes="member: 1912"><p><strong>Re: Stupidvisors working...</strong></p><p></p><p>How about a very objective source such as the brookings institute explaining our success in squashing the terrorist threat:</p><p> </p><p><strong>"A Surprising Calm</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although incomplete, these impressive advances may explain perhaps the biggest surprise since the September 11 attack: the lack of another mass casualty attack involving Americans. In 2002, al Qaeda or its allies killed 200 people, 19 of whom were American. But this low American body count was a close-run thing. Richard Reid, the so-called "shoebomber," was thwarted from killing hundreds only by an alert stewardess and his own incompetence. Islamic radicals with links to al Qaeda killed more than 180 people by blowing up a club in Bali. Radicals have killed Americans in Yemen, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Kuwait.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: red">Nevertheless, the predictions of many first-rate terrorism experts that another major attack on U.S. soil was imminent have proven false.</span> This may have been the result of the disruptions to al Qaeda's command structure in Afghanistan and elsewhere, the organization's temporary suspension of operations until police and intelligence pressure let up, or just sheer luck. Trumpeting this success would be foolish, as tomorrow may witness massive bloodshed. But even a year and a half of only limited violence—and violence confined to targets overseas—should clearly be counted as an achievement."</p><p> </p><p>Heres the link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2003/0523middleeast_byman.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue">http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2003/0523middleeast_byman.aspx</span></a></p><p> </p><p>Should help your quest for knowledge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 319470, member: 1912"] [b]Re: Stupidvisors working...[/b] How about a very objective source such as the brookings institute explaining our success in squashing the terrorist threat: [B]"A Surprising Calm[/B] Although incomplete, these impressive advances may explain perhaps the biggest surprise since the September 11 attack: the lack of another mass casualty attack involving Americans. In 2002, al Qaeda or its allies killed 200 people, 19 of whom were American. But this low American body count was a close-run thing. Richard Reid, the so-called "shoebomber," was thwarted from killing hundreds only by an alert stewardess and his own incompetence. Islamic radicals with links to al Qaeda killed more than 180 people by blowing up a club in Bali. Radicals have killed Americans in Yemen, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Kuwait. [COLOR=red]Nevertheless, the predictions of many first-rate terrorism experts that another major attack on U.S. soil was imminent have proven false.[/COLOR] This may have been the result of the disruptions to al Qaeda's command structure in Afghanistan and elsewhere, the organization's temporary suspension of operations until police and intelligence pressure let up, or just sheer luck. Trumpeting this success would be foolish, as tomorrow may witness massive bloodshed. But even a year and a half of only limited violence—and violence confined to targets overseas—should clearly be counted as an achievement." Heres the link: [URL="http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2003/0523middleeast_byman.aspx"][COLOR=blue]http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2003/0523middleeast_byman.aspx[/COLOR][/URL] Should help your quest for knowledge. [/QUOTE]
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