The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Or, to put a finer point on it, if Al Quaeda is anything, it's a media-savy organization. Ever consider that maybe they are playing this "Oh yes, we'll be so happy when the Americans leave" card just to encourage us NOT to leave. Without us there, they don't have us as a lightning rod to rally extremists to their cause.

Am I convinced that's what they're doing? No. No more than I'm convinced that they really want us out. We have no way of knowing their real intentions from some guesses based on a few radical sermons and wild speculation.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

We have no way of knowing their real intentions from some guesses based on a few radical sermons and wild speculation.

Also interesting to note that this author works for a public relations firm often hired by neo conservatives to push their agenda. He has had a number of his stories pulled, even (surprisingly) by the New York Post, for being later found to be factually incorrect and misleading.