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| If you want another 9/11, leave Afghanistan, Rice says |
| 2009-09-23 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has said that the United States could experience another terrorist attack like 9/11 if troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan. "If you want another terrorist attack in the US, abandon Afghanistan," she said in an interview with Fortune magazine on Tuesday. "The last time we left Afghanistan, and we abandoned Pakistan, that territory became the very territory on which al-Qaeda trained and attacked us on September 11th. "So our national security interests are very much tied up in not letting Afghanistan fail again and become a safe haven for terrorists," Rice added. President Barack Obama is considering his options after the US commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, said on Monday that extra troops are needed within the next year or else the war "will likely result in failure." Rice made the remarks after new threats of a possible terrorist attack emerged following a series of arrests in Denver and New York related to an alleged bomb plot. "Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins to police around the nation about terrorists' desire to attack stadiums, entertainment complexes, and hotels," the Associated Press reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 "...another terrorist attack like 9/11..." Nope. It will be much, much worse. |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-09-23 11:59 |
| #2 I expect/suspect that the terror networks have reconfigured after the 9/11 response and we will see a rise in terror attacks in the West. But staying in Afghanistan isn't the answer. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-09-23 04:17 |
| #1 ION DER SPIEGEL > ISLAMISTS IN PAKISTAN RECRUIT NETIRE FAMILIES FROM EUROPE [ e.g. Germany]; + WARSAW FEARS WASHINGTON LOSING INTEREST IN EASTERN ALLIES. * WMF > Seems The Bammer's cancellation of Missle defense basing has made EASTERN EUROPE INTO A LOOMING "NO MAN'S LAND" FOR FUTURE CONFRONT, CONFLICT BETWEEN WESTERN EUROPE = EUROPEAN UNION + MOTHER RUSSIA. IOW, EASTERN EUROPE = AFPAK > TOOL(S) FOR COVERT US IMPERIALISM BY PROXY VIA THE DESTABILIZ AND BREAKUP OF BOTH ALLIES + ENEMIES + NEUTRALS [NAM]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-09-23 03:05 |