A recently published article in Foreign Affairs Magazine written by Bruce Riedel, a 29 year veteran of the CIA and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution has garnered some attention this week for its analyses of the Bush administrations 'War on Terror" strategy. 

 

"Summary:  By rushing into Iraq instead of finishing off the hunt for Osama bin Laden, Washington has unwittingly helped its enemies: al Qaeda has more bases, more partners, and more followers today than it did on the eve of 9/11. Now the group is working to set up networks in the Middle East and Africa -- and may even try to lure the United States into a war with Iran. Washington must focus on attacking al Qaeda's leaders and ideas and altering the local conditions in which they thrive."

 

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Link to his interview on NPR:

 

I know this guy is a Harvard graduate and former Assistant Secretary of Defense (amongst a whole bunch of other smarty arty soaunding titles) but I dont think it takes a college degree to figure out that this whole charade Bush has taken this country on has turned out to be an unmitigated failure. The only thing that I find amazing is that there are still plenty members of Congress who have yet to figure it out!