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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
1. Before OEF - as GH said, he was already providing safe haven for terrorists in general. Let's not forget the WRC bombing AWG that ran there after the did. There are others. After OEF and before OIF - I think he would have invited the Mossad in if he thought it would help him stay in power.
2. I'm not sure I follow the question - but I see GH's point.
I'm sure Jimbo or somebody else will correct me, but I don't see AQ as an operating system, but rather as a virus. Look at what they did to the Taliban in 'Stan. They come in, take over, ruin everything and move on. This is not uncommon - the 26 of July Movement did it to the communists in Cuba.
Maybe a good analogy for AQ is the Department of Homeland Defense. Its not really an organization, but rather a collective of previous organizations kind of working together in some cases and kind of not in others. Does anybody really think Tom Ridge is telling the Border Patrol or Coast Guard what to do? Does anybody really believe the FBI and CIA are working together?
I am thinking that if we did OEF and not OIF, the AQ simply move to Iraq, where they are welcomed with open arms by Hussein. I think POTUS put his queen (the elections) at risk to deny the enemy part of the board. A very ballsy move if that is true. I think it is a logical assumption that they would go to Iraq when forced out of 'Stan. We know there were overtures before. And we thought (I still do) that Iraq had WMD. So, knowing we couldn't get them all in 'Stan and the Pakistanis etc would help them, OIF kept them from taking Iraq whole and in league with Hussein. See what I mean? OIF wasn't about WMD or freeing Hadji so he could vote - it ws about denying AQ Iraq.
POTUS is playing chess and everybody assumes he's playing checkers. Good position to be in.
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