From: Adam Flinton 

Mark wrote:
> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>>"Mark"  wrote in message
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>>>"There have been many clandestine victories against al
Qaeda. More than
>>>3,000 al Qaeda operatives have been seized or slain in 102 countries
>>>since
>>>September 11, 2001*" -- Richard Miniter writing in
"Shadow War." (* that
>>
>>was
>>
>>>through 2003, it's many more by now).
>>
>>Yeah right, it shows. I mean what a huge difference it's made..
>
>
> How do we know it hasn't?

By that measure, how you you know it has?



> Just 4 terrorists did the London deed, what if the
> other 3000 hadn't been captured or killed?
>
> 3000/4 = 750 more Londons.
>
>

Oh come on. (a) how do you know how many were involved? Simplistic
expansion of 4 bombs to 4 terrorists? (b) I have my doubts about those
numbers given the US seems to classify any one who opposes them as
Terrorist & if in doubt wrt origin then classify as AQ.


& then ask how many have been recruited because of the invasion of Iraq.

This is like the Iraqi insurgents arguing that that every US GI killed
means fewer dead Iraqis where in reality both will simply replace so long
as they can recruit.


Adam

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