Monday, December 28, 2009

Do We Need A Better Counter-Terror Strategy?

US troops on patrol (U.S. Army)

Do We Need 30,000 Troops In Yemen, Or A Better Counter-Terror Strategy? -- Newsweek

When President Barack Obama announced his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in early December, he began by invoking the attacks of 9/11 and explained that fighting al Qaeda was the primary reason for America's war effort, calling the Afghan-Pakistan border "the epicenter of violent extremism practiced by Al Qaeda. It is from here that we were attacked on 9/11, and it is from here that new attacks are being plotted as I speak."

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My Comment: With terror organizations like Al Qaeda enjoying tremendous support in the tribal regions of Pakistan .... I do not see how we can have an impact in influencing millions of people by adopting a "low footprint" approach to this conflict. I am sure that everyone wants a low cost and highly effective counter terrorism strategy .... but at the moment I do not see one.

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