Al Qaeda thinks it would be good for the U.S. to stay in Iraq

FranchiseBlade · Oct 6, 2006

CAIRO - In appearances across the US, President Bush has been campaigning against withdrawing troops from Iraq, arguing that to leave now would hand a historic victory to Al Qaeda and inspire new generations of jihadists to attack the US.

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But a letter that has been translated and released by the US military indicates that Al Qaeda itself sees the continued American presence in Iraq as a boon for the terror network, which has recently shown signs of expanding into the Palestinian territories and North Africa.

"The most important thing is that the jihad continues with steadfastness ... indeed, prolonging the war is in our interest," says the writer, who goes by the name Atiyah. The letter, released last week, was recovered in the rubble of the Iraqi house where Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, former leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, was killed by a US bomb in June.

If the letter is accurate, it provides a window into the group's strategic thinking on Iraq that differs starkly from the one the Bush administration has been expressing publicly - a view the president reiterated Wednesday when he said that Al Qaeda believes that "America is weak, and if they can kill enough innocent people we'll retreat. That's precisely what they want."
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Bush is doing exactly what Al Qaeda wants.

tigermission1 · Oct 6, 2006

Duhh!

FranchiseBlade · Oct 6, 2006

tigermission1 said:

Duhh!
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While it may be apparent to you, sadly there are a few supporters who still hold on to the sales pitch that Bush has been pushing lately that to leave will strengthen Al Qaeda.

Apparently Al Qaeda now says that for us to stay will strengthen them.

The President has put the U.S. in a horrible situation, in which it looks like no matter which way we choose Al Qaeda wins.

The president's grade in the war on terror is about an 'F+'

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