(President Barack Obama meets with John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, in the Oval Office, Jan. 4, 2010. Official White House photo by Pete Souza)Al-Qaeda and Others Have Adapted to Counterterrorism Measures.
“We will destroy al-Qaeda.”
That’s how John Brennan capped his presentation Wednesday morning on counterterrorism’s role in the forthcoming National Security Strategy, and the often intense White House senior counterterrorism adviser smiled a bit as he said it. His exploration of the administration’s pathway for getting there was mostly familiar. “A broad, sustained integrated campaign” making use of “every tool of American power: military, civilian, kinetic and diplomatic, and indeed, the power of our values and partnerships,” will sustain “pressure” on al-Qaeda in “Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and beyond” while addressing the “political, economic and social forces” that can create either demand for extremism among populations or acquiescence to it. Judge for yourself how that fits within the broader National Security Strategy.
Read more ....My Comment: It is interesting to read John Brennan's comments and defense of President Obama's policies in the 'war against terrorism'. They are thoughtful and focused on the difficulty of confronting a radical aspect of Islam, and on why places like Guantanamo Prison are still open.
But why I find this interesting is because in the 2008 Presidential campaign this thoughtful and focused looked at combating radical Islam was condemned and castigated by his boss .... President Obama .... Guantanamo Prison included.
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