Saturday, December 1, 2012

Is The War Against Al Qaeda Reaching A 'Tipping Point'?

Photo: General Counsel for the Department of Defense Jeh C. Johnson

US Heading For Point When 'Military Pursuit Of al-Qaida Should End' -- The Guardian

Fight against terrorist group on course for Obama to stop using legal authority given by Congress to wage war, says lawyer

The US is heading for a "tipping point" beyond which it should no longer pursue al-Qaida terrorists by military means, one of the Obama administration's most senior lawyers has said.

Jeh Johnson suggested the group would become so degraded that a time would come when the legal authority given to the White House by Congress should no longer be used to justify waging the war that has been fought since 2001.

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My Comment: I disagree .... while many of Al Qaeda's top leaders have been killed in the past decade, the philosophy and ideology of Al Qaeda is still out there .... and still supported by millions of followers. This is a long war .... whether some want to believe it or not.

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