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Charles Krauthammer wonders aloud, why has al Qaeda not attacked us? Right after 9/11, everyone thought another attack was imminent. There’s that word again, only EVERYONE thought an attack was coming.
It’s been almost 2 ½ years since 9/11 and we haven’t had so much as a car bomb. This question is the elephant standing in the corner that no one wants to acknowledge.
Is it that Bush’s war on terror have so disrupted the terrorist they are incapable of attacking? Afghanistan is no longer sanctuary to al Qaeda and their allies the Taliban. The Taliban try to counter attack, but they have been reduced to random terrorism. They cannot mount any kind of meaningful military action. They are kaput.
Bush’s team has killed or captured two-thirds of the al Qaeda leadership. That’s a very big hit. Imagine if two-thirds of congress had been killed or captured by an enemy. UBL lives in a cave and can only communicate via messenger. He dares not use a satellite phone, as US troops will be on his position in a heartbeat.
So let’s recognize the elephant in the corner and ask, why have we not been attacked?
Posted by Ted at February 13, 2004 10:03 PM