Ayman al-Zawahiri, right; Osama bin Laden, leftFrom Washington Times:
Eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks, current and former top U.S. intelligence officials say U.S. and allied forces have decimated al Qaeda's leadership but that the organization remains a "determined adversary."
Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, called the U.S. record against al Qaeda "mixed."
While al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri remain at large, the organization has been forced to "perpetually rebuild," he said.
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My Comment: Unlike the Time Magazine article this morning .... this analysis is more a look at what is happening on the ground in Afghanistan/Pakistan.
In short .... we have made progress .... but they are still very dangerous.
I agree.
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