U.S. Retreating in War of Terror - Walid Phares
Phares writes:
“Since Sept. 11, 2001, every annual commemoration of the terror attacks brings Americans back to pondering: Where are we this year in the confrontation with the forces that caused us harm and want to defeat us? Are we making progress in the war against the ‘terror forces’? Are we far from victory? How many sacrifices will it cost us to get to the other side? Rarely over the past eight years have we received real and clear answers.
“Our debate was hopelessly disabled by our own political establishment, let alone by the jihadist propaganda worldwide. For years a national identification of the enemy, its ideology, its strategies and how to counter them has been lacking. In no conflict throughout history were people still confused about the threat eight years after hostilities began. ‘Jihad is just yoga’ continued to affirm academics and media elite and, and most stunningly, top advisors on national security…”
Read it all. Phares is excellent.