During the Vietnam war, the United States forces were engaged in the jungles of Laos and Cambodia conducting covert military operations. These operations were supposed to help defeat Communist forces but had the opposite effect in emboldening the Viet Cong. Now it appears the Obama Administration is running down a similar rabbit hole in Yemen. As US forces discovered chasing Communists in the jungles 40 years ago, it is difficult to identify members of Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda is proving to be the 21st Century version of Communism, the group has a much larger reputation than its actual membership would indicate. Much like the Communists, instead of getting weaker Al Qaeda seems to be getting stronger and more far flung as we approach the tenth year of the war on terrorism. The New Your Times story is disturbing in how much is going on that isn't being reported. It is also disturbing to realize the Xe (formerly Blackwater) continues to receive contracts providing private military forces.
“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.”--Benjamin Franklin
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