Obama outsmarts the terrorists

[HopeOverFear]

The Daily Beast

Which brings us to Barack Obama’s “war on terror.” Conservatives keep saying that Obama doesn’t really believe we’re at war; that he sees terrorists as mere criminals, not the epic evil-doers that they really are. But here’s the irony: It’s precisely because he doesn’t see the terrorist threat as quite so epic that al Qaeda is falling apart.

To understand why, it helps to understand that al Qaeda is one of the weakest enemies America has ever faced. In their day, the Nazis and communists each ran a great power. (In the case of the communists, two). What’s more, during the Depression, vast numbers of people across the globe—including some of the most famous intellectuals in the United States and Europe—believed the fascists and communists could build societies that were more prosperous and dynamic than their democratic competitors. Barely anyone has ever believed that about al Qaeda. Not only have the jihadists never controlled a powerful country, but no one really believes that if they did it would be anything other than a basket case. To millions of people, Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia once offered compelling visions of modernity; Taliban Afghanistan never did.

[Cha]

1. Republicons are guaranteed to show their ignorance

and slower learning when they take the opposite view of the President..just to be the party of NO.

Someday a book will be written with all their stupid mistakes just bc they wanted to cut off their nose.

They already have and they can't wake up and smell ANYTHING.

[HughMoran]

2. Without Bush, al Qaeda is shit

Bush made al Qaeda powerful by telling everybody that they were. Just like Faux and the moron media is making a few bankrolled right-wing trolls into something they aren't (teabagger whores). Right-wing manipulation is legendary at this time - "HEY, LOOK OVER HERE!!" :eyes: Sometimes I think we're a nation of ass holes.

[treestar]

3. The neocons are so desperate for an enemy

That they try to cry up Al Qaeda. Pathetic.

[goclark]

4. Excellent Post ~

[Cha]

5. Yes, it is and needs to be kicked for relevance.

[Cha]

6. I miss you already, HOPE OVER FEAR!

We do take your username to Heart!