PixelPusher
07-23-2007, 11:42 AM
*The preceding statement is conditional, and only applies to statements and assertions that are in accord with the Bush Administration's approved dogma
Department of Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend, clearing expecting nothing less than the kid gloves treatment on Fox News: WMV (http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/Download/19581/1/fns_townsend_AQinIraq_no2F.wmv)
MOV (http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/Download/19581/2/fns_townsend_AQinIraq_not_distraction-C&L.mp4)
General Odierno’s remarks suggest that they don’t have the capability. I respect that-he’s on the ground, he’s in the best position to make that judgment, but we’ve seen al Qaeda in Iraq export violence before, like the wedding reception in Amman, Jordan. So we’ve got to presume they’ve got the capability and the potential to act on it. Al Qaeda in Iraq in Iraq is not a distraction. We’ve heard from bin Laden’s own words that he views it as World War III, a war of destiny for al Qaeda that they must win. So it is in no way a distraction, it’s actually a critical enabler and capability for al Qaeda Central. And we see them extending their influence, not only in Iraq, but in North Africa, for example, where they now have al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. This is part of bin Laden’s plan, trying to extend the influence of al Qaeda.
Here's a question for the Iraq war cheerleaders: Why is this administration allowing our strategic policy to be directed by the rhetoric of Osama bin-Laden?
Department of Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend, clearing expecting nothing less than the kid gloves treatment on Fox News: WMV (http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/Download/19581/1/fns_townsend_AQinIraq_no2F.wmv)
MOV (http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/Download/19581/2/fns_townsend_AQinIraq_not_distraction-C&L.mp4)
General Odierno’s remarks suggest that they don’t have the capability. I respect that-he’s on the ground, he’s in the best position to make that judgment, but we’ve seen al Qaeda in Iraq export violence before, like the wedding reception in Amman, Jordan. So we’ve got to presume they’ve got the capability and the potential to act on it. Al Qaeda in Iraq in Iraq is not a distraction. We’ve heard from bin Laden’s own words that he views it as World War III, a war of destiny for al Qaeda that they must win. So it is in no way a distraction, it’s actually a critical enabler and capability for al Qaeda Central. And we see them extending their influence, not only in Iraq, but in North Africa, for example, where they now have al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. This is part of bin Laden’s plan, trying to extend the influence of al Qaeda.
Here's a question for the Iraq war cheerleaders: Why is this administration allowing our strategic policy to be directed by the rhetoric of Osama bin-Laden?