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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (34447)3/14/2004 8:24:28 PM
From: unclewest  Read Replies (2) of 793669
 
That is why I question if the Madrid attacks were really AQ, or really just AQ alone. Because they attacked 3 days before the election. Coincidence, or did someone with enough knowledge of the Spanish electorate plan the attack? OBL sure doesn't know the Spanish or anything about elections; he's still mad about the Reconquista.

Spain has a very high, devout Christian population. They left the German and French position to support the USA...That is all reason enough to attack them...Political gains will be frosting on the cake.

I believe obl is extremely limited in his direct personal influence right now.
Here is where the eight years of free play under clinton make a difference. He trained and motivated tens of thousands of warriors in his camps during the 90s. He decentralized command and control of combat operations (He does not have to personally approve of a combat OP.). He spread funding sources around the world.

Decentralization of command and control is a fundamental key to what makes the US military so powerful...Taking out one leader does not collapse our fighting ability...obl went to school on us. clinton let him.
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