08/14/13
In light of Barack Obama's repeated assertions that “al-Qaida is on the path to defeat,” many Americans were no doubt surprised to see the State Department issue worldwide travel warnings, close numerous embassies and consulates and evacuate nonessential personnel from Yemen. Shutting down nearly two dozen diplomatic posts across the Middle East is no small matter nor is cautioning all private U.S. citizens about their travel plans.
So, should we really have been surprised by this “new” threat? No, not if we were paying attention to the real world rather than Obama's version of it. There are two basic issues: First, how do we react now to this particular danger; and second, how do we forestall such threats in the future?
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In light of Barack Obama's repeated assertions that “al-Qaida is on the path to defeat,” many Americans were no doubt surprised to see the State Department issue worldwide travel warnings, close numerous embassies and consulates and evacuate nonessential personnel from Yemen. Shutting down nearly two dozen diplomatic posts across the Middle East is no small matter nor is cautioning all private U.S. citizens about their travel plans.
So, should we really have been surprised by this “new” threat? No, not if we were paying attention to the real world rather than Obama's version of it. There are two basic issues: First, how do we react now to this particular danger; and second, how do we forestall such threats in the future?
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