Intelligence Leaders: Al-Qaida Is Not on Path to Defeat -- National Journal
"It is morphing and franchising itself, not only here but in other areas of the world," James Clapper said.
Al-Qaida is not on the run, and after being hunted for two decades it is not on the path to defeat. That's the sobering message from two top intelligence leaders, National Intelligence Director James Clapper and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Michael Flynn during a Senate Armed Services committee hearing Tuesday.
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., hearkened back to past comments from the Obama administration about the impending defeat, or at least decline, of the terrorist network. "People keep talking about [how] al-Qaida is on the run, on the path to defeat.... To me it's just the opposite of that," the committee's ranking member said. "Is al-Qaida on the run, and on the path to defeat?"
"No," Clapper replied."It is morphing and franchising itself, not only here but in other areas of the world."
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My Comment: It appears that the top U.S. intel chief and President Obama are not on the same page when it comes to Al Qaeda.
3 comments:
Well, Al Qaeda is the ideology of Islam executed consequently . And an ideology can't be defeated. But if there proponents are violent against innocent people, they have to be fought.
One does not stop fighting criminals, because there always will be crime.
"It appears that the top U.S. intel chief and President Obama are not on the same page when it comes to Al Qaeda". That will be corrected.
Yup
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