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msanthrope

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19. I agree about 9/11..but I think the drone program would continue, unabated, even if the AUMF

Reply to Robb (Reply #13)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 02:58 PM

Jun 2012

were gone....

The Gulf of Aden is a strategic lightning-rod. I can easily see the justification in continuing the drone war against AQAP passing Congress given 1) the nature of Somalian politics/pirating, 2) the compliance of the Yemeni government, 3) the position of AQAP in the South of Yemen, and 4) the likelihood of further domestic terror attempts by AQAP.

I don't think the drones are going away anytime soon.

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Only one senior al Qaeda leader left. And what that means. [View all] Robb Jun 2012 OP

You're way past me thinking this out. I also welcome the End of the War on Terra. freshwest Jun 2012 #1

Zawahiri Turbineguy Jun 2012 #2

Reminds me of this... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #6

n/t BOG PERSON Jun 2012 #8

Interesting analysis. msanthrope Jun 2012 #3

Without another 9/11-caliber attack, orchestrated by AQAP, Robb Jun 2012 #13

I agree about 9/11..but I think the drone program would continue, unabated, even if the AUMF msanthrope Jun 2012 #19

Agreed. Robb Jun 2012 #20

Very Plausible, Sir: I Hope You Are Right The Magistrate Jun 2012 #4

We've reached the final number two? NV Whino Jun 2012 #5

But AQAP is stronger than ever. There's also AQ in Somalia, Sudan, Libya riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #7

As I said upthread, that's a tough sell. Robb Jun 2012 #17

You're banking on some future configuration of the "right court" making a logical judgement riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #18

Authorization for Use of Military Force - What about Mullah Omar? PufPuf23 Jun 2012 #9

in a union shop that meant a move-up in senority madrchsod Jun 2012 #10

Obama's administration has done an excellent job in this area. Excellent. Historical. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #11

I admire people who are able to think analytically NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #12

BREAKING: Ayman al-Zawahiri has just declared himself the NUMBER THREE AQ leader pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #14

The "Number 2" people we have been killing are ALREADY so far removed from 9/11 Bonobo Jun 2012 #15

Only if you completely ignore the argument and restate it as "we just need to keep killing." Robb Jun 2012 #16