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Originally posted by sgtclub
How is the war on terror on the back burner? Just because we haven't caught OBL? Seems to me we've killed or captured at least as many terrorists in Iraq as Aphganistan, while at the same time pursuing a LONG TERM strategy on the war on terror, rather than a quick fix, all while avoiding (knock on wood) ANY terrorist attacks in the US.
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The military wanted to take out Zarqawi (= war on terrorism), but the political leadership were worried about undercutting the rationale for the war on Iraq (= not war on terrorism). I'm talking about this NBC News story, not about everything.
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