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2004-02-22

Aziz Hakim sees Al Qaeda role in brotherâs death

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-02-22 23:30|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A major reason to go onto the military offensive -- as we did when we invaded Afghanistan and Iraq -- is to disrupt, disperse, disorganize, hurry and confuse your opponents. In such a situation, your opponents tend to make many more and much more consequential mistakes.

Al Qaeda's decision to explode that particular bomb was a colossal, irreparable blunder, decided in panic, haste and desparation. By killing those 80 Shias, Al Qaeda turned all Shias everywhere against itsef.

IF we had responded to the September 11 attacks with only a patient, gradual, international strategy, we would not have forced Al Qaeda to make so many mistakes like this.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-2-22 11:13:40 AM|| 2004-2-22 11:13:40 AM|| Front Page Top

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