On Tuesday of this week, Mike McConnell, Director of National Intelligence, told the Senate Intelligence Committee that al Qaida has significantly rebuilt its network since the 9-11 attack.
He also reported that al Qaida is gaining strength in its refuge in Pakistan and is steadily improving its ability to recruit, train, and position its operatives to carry out attacks against the United States. Bin Laden and his deputy, al-Zawahri, remain in control and has promoted a new generation of lieutenants.
Does this sound like the same Al Qaida Mr. Bush has been telling the American people we have on the run with our military offensive and pressure? It has to be a devastating feeling for our military to have 160,000 troops in Iraq, fighting a war and occupation over WMD that did not exist, instead of having our military fight the war against those who actually attacked our country on 9-11.
Sadly, Mr. Bush, the Republicans in Congress, and Senator McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, want us to continue the war in Iraq with no plans to end it. In fact, they want a permanent U.S. presence in Iraq. Can any one really understand their reckless behavior in keeping our troops in harm's way in a foreign land for years to come, while allowing our true enemy to rebuild in another land?
When the Commander-in-Chief and the one who would like to be the Commander-in-Chief stay in a state of denial, our military can only wonder when and how it will all end. To think that 6 years after being attacked, we find out that al Qaida is in a position of strength and is a growing threat, which is much the same position they were in prior to the attack of 9-11, is just plain sad. Could the people of this country elect a new President who continues to promote and support a war in Iraq over WMD that did not exist? Could that really happen? I would certainly hope not.
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