Thursday, September 6, 2007

Al Qaeda In Iraq

Andrew Tilghman has written a nice piece about the presence in Iraq of al Qaeda asking the question, just how big of a problem are they? He does a fine job documenting the evidence and reaches a conclusion.

The short version? The Bushies are ginning up al Qaeda like they always have and that al Qaeda, while a concern, is a very small part of the Iraqi problem.

1 comment:

Lynne said...

Riverbend, a blogger in Baghdad, rarely mentions Al Qaeda. She does, often, mention the fighting between religious factions. As a side note, she and her family just left for Syria. They got out just in time since, according to a report I heard on NPR yesterday, Syria will close its border next week.