re: Mission Accomplished
Well, Let's take a look.
20,000 Al Qaeda down to 18,000.
1,000 Al Qaeda in Iraq leaves 17,000 in 59 countries counts for 288 Al Qaeda in each country on average. I'm sure some countries harbor more Al Qaeda than others but I'm just trying to put this in perspective.
It is said that 2004 is the year that will determine the fate of Al Qaeda. If the US succeeds in a free and democratic Iraq, Al Qaeda will surely fall (this from Al Qaeda itself).
I would say the Bush plan is working then. Just think how bad the Al Qaeda network would look right now if France, Germany, Russia and a few other United Nations members would have stood up and fought for peace in the Middle East.
I will try and find the link to the Al Qaeda statement.
SteveS