| Terrorism [message #71898] |
Mon, 15 March 2004 22:08   |
hareman
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Registered: May 2003
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no but the era of hyper modern terrorism began with Reagan's policies. He is no more at fault than say ..... LBJ for supporting Pol Pot and we know how that ended up.
There are many examples of how poorly intelligence and operational art have been handled by the administration of succesive presidents since Reagan. We among the opreators have always said give us the intell and the assets and we can take care of the problem.
What I am saying is that every administration since Truman (YOu could probably make a good case for the FDR years as well) has supported terrrorism worldwide, created the very conditions taht these groups tthrive in.
There is no President that can claim he has done more or less to stop it either. Post 9/11 data supports the conclusions that today's terrorists are better funded, better trained and there is also a 3 fold in crease over pre 9/11 in recruits.
SO you make up your mind about where the true failures of our systen come from. Adn it is not at the opreational level.
I can't say where I gave the lecture but I can say it was to a group that influences policy
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