Osama bin Laden sits with his adviser Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir. Hamid Mir took this picture during his third and last interview with Osama bin Laden in November 2001 in Kabul. Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri was present in this interview and acted as the translator of Osama bin Laden.
David Roza, Task & Purpose: Will leaving Afghanistan cause another 9/11? Former soldiers and diplomats say no, not necessarily
As the war in Afghanistan drags on, and as President Donald Trump reportedly approves a tentative peace deal with the Taliban, several experts addressed a national security question that has dogged policy makers for years: if the 13,000 American troops still in Afghanistan were to leave, would the country become a launching pad for a second terrorist attack on the scale of September 11, 2001?
That question was brought up at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, where former officials from the U.S. military and State Department agreed that a large military presence in Afghanistan would not be necessary to ensure a second plot against the U.S. on the scale of 9/11 does not unfold. Instead, the officials said the U.S. could rely on diplomacy and its current mix of worldwide counter-terrorism assets to defeat any emerging threats to the homeland.
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WNU Editor: The Taliban and Al Qaeda are still allies. Some Al Qaeda leaders who were involved in 9/11 are still active today, including current Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Taliban control large sections of Afghanistan, and will probably gain more if the US leaves. I am sure that Al Qaeda would take advantage of such a situation, and establish in these Taliban controlled regions bases of operations. Is Al Qaeda still focused on attacking America? They have been saying for years that this is one of their goals, and I believe them. So will leaving Afghanistan cause another 9/11? All that I know is that the Al Qaeda leadership have wanted another 9/11 since 9/11, and if the Taliban do succeed in controlling Afghanistan they will then be one step closer in accomplishing just that.
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They want to conquer the whole world. Of course they would try another 911.
We do not have to be there to defeat them world wide. we could leave the Taliban to the tender mercies of the Russians and and the Chinese.
Unfortunately to many Rump Rangers is in the VOLAG community would try to get them entry to the US as refugees.
Another 911? Only if the US deems it necessary to justify another criminal war like Iraq 2 and accommodating such an attack by dropping its domestic guard ..... again.
If a basket team only stays in its half of the court and plays defense and relies on making 3 pointers it will lose.
Once again Bob shows himself to be an asswipe.
anon--there is a difference between being confined to half court in a game and having missles and planes and drones and dark ops in real-life war against an opponent. STOP CALLING NAME. YOU ARE AN INSULTING PIECE OF SHIT
"there is a difference between being confined to half court in a game"
You misunderstand the analogy on purpose or because you are "_________". Full court game, but one team voluntarily just stays in their half of the court defending like border guards and only defending, which is what asswipe Bob is proposing.
There were multiple attacks, deaths, casualties, and even a declaration of war all through the 1990s before 9/11 by Al Qaeda. Perhaps after 10 years of arduous research you might be able to find a news article of one.
Anon 9:53, PULL your head out of your ass and breath air man. You are not a methane breather, so quit acting like one.
Especially so when you have a compulsive habit of launching death and destruction on innocents thereby perpetuating the trumped up need for all that firepower. Besides, as was obvious from 911 a legitimate opponent could have sent in a bunch of nukes that day for all the protection provided by the massive, so called, Department of Defense budget. Imagine some believe that the attack wasn't facilitated.
The longer you keep the perp on the line the easier it is for law enforcement or DHS to track them no matter how many servers they go through.
Compulsive habit of launching death and destruction
1993 World Trade Center Bombing
1995 Operation Bojingka
1998 Embassy Bombings
2000 Rezam
2001 9/11
Launched sounds so much more sinister especially when mewled by Bob (a Russian hacker?) than say the word wheeled. It makes a difference to the victim of explosives whether you use wheels or wings. Right Bobbie-Sue?
There are those, in the WIC, the US military, and of course US subversive groups, that work around the world to foment anti US behaviour, to create continued financial prosperity and of course job security, but likely see that list as horribly short given there "brave" efforts.
The length of that list pales in contrast to the evil harm the US has perpetrated on the world since, well since day one.
Nice red meat Bob. Too bad it is the main source of your happiness and entertainment in your waning days.
Obey the Squirrel!
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