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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Al-Qaeda leaving Iraq?

From the Iraqi Ambassador to US, a claim that foreign fighters are leaving Iraq and heading to (or returning to) Afghanistan. This sounds great for Iraq, but is a stark reminder that we need more troops in Afghanistan to deal with the twin threats of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, as well as partnering with Pakistan to start dealing with the hold-outs and/or strongholds in their border provinces, especially Waziristan. The key is reminding all the tribes and/or regions, that these groups are trying to infiltrate and intimidate, that by our actions we are working to help them. Helping them should be much more beneficial to them than helping these fanatics. Hopefully, whoever our next President is, they will not lose sight of this mission and its importance, both in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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