Washington Post hammers O terror policy

[DrLeftover]

White House officials defend Somalia strategy as counterterrorism model
April 3
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But this week’s massacre of 148 people at Garissa University College, the deadliest terrorist attack on Kenyan soil in two decades, demonstrates the limits of the administration’s approach and the difficulty of producing lasting victories over resilient enemies.

Only last fall, Obama was touting his counterterrorism strategy in the region as one that “we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years.”

The collapse of the American-backed government in Yemen forced the Pentagon last month to pull its Special Operations forces from the country. The chaos in Yemen and the absence of an effective partner has essentially halted U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaeda’s affiliate there.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...96e5c0-da1c-11e4-b3f2-607bd612aeac_story.html

 

[Webster]

 

[mrldii]

"O Terror"?!?

What are the Irish up to, now???

 

[Rooster]

When he says this-

Only last fall, Obama was touting his counterterrorism strategy in the region as one that “we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years.”

I think we should take him at his word.

What's the definition of insanity, again?