So we are eroding a man-made disaster with kinetic action that consists of lots of moving parts. Take about obfuscation.
How about we do what ought to have been done on 9-12. Put holes in the map of the middle east with the warning Mecca was next. I'd wager we'd be dealing with a lot less man-made disaster today.
We need to learn from Black Jack Pershing and Old Blood and Guts Patten:
ZitatThere is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time
Of course that would be counter to the political correct memes that all cultures and ethical system are equal, that evil does not exist. that people only do bad things because of poverty and inadequate government intervention.
And .... it would have eliminated a major source of chaos, violence, and fear that is being used to lure people to surrender freedom for the illusion of security.
On the positive side, a "very significant counter terrorism operation" is definitely a step up from "work place violence".
202 years ago this week, First Lady Dolly Madison saved the famous portrait of George Washington from the White House during the War of 1812. If it happened today, Obama would probably save his golf clubs!~~FB comment