The War on Terror has many fronts.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military attacked a "known al-Qaida terrorist" in southern Somalia, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.
Spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters that the attack was launched on Sunday, local time, but he declined to provide any details, including whether the targeted individual was hit or whether there were any other casualties.
Whitman also would not identify or further describe the targeted individual or say how the attack was carried out.
It was not entirely clear whether the U.S. strike was aimed at a single individual. White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe told reporters, "the action was to go after al-Qaida and al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists," suggesting that it may have been designed to hit more than one person.
Like Whitman, Johndroe declined to provide any details.
Somali police said three missiles hit a Somali town held by Islamic extremists, destroying a home and seriously injuring eight people.
Whitman said the attack was launched in accordance with standard U.S. policy.
I'd like to hear Dems and others applaud the administration for keeping the pressure up on al Qaeda and carrying out this strike.
The critics, like Russ Feingold and Harry Reid, are so quick to say that the war in Iraq has been a distraction when it comes to tracking down terrorists.
Guess not.
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Iraq: A Hopeless Cause
It has been far to long and I am sick and tired of our country fighting a war we don't need. With all the problems in our country, why are we concerning ourselves more with others. It has been 4 1/2 years too long and we need to take action NOW!!!! The Bush Administration needs to take a closer look at their Bible, "remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother's eye." (Matthew 7:5) While America has been paying attention to every other country, the U.S. has been experiencing economic problems, unemployment, a stalled housing market, and a growing deficit. Every day we fight this war all of those problems listed worsen, and as they worsen our country fails it's citizens more and more. If we don't end this war now it will never end. The world is moving to fast for us to waste time on meaningless conflicts.
The problems you list -- "economic problems, unemployment, a stalled housing market, and a growing deficit" -- were hallmarks of the Carter administration. America wasn't fighting a war then. Carter's idea of fighting the Cold War was boycotting the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
My point is those economic matters aren't necessarily related to war.
You say: "If we don't end this war now it will never end."
That's not true. That's like me saying: "If I don't eat dinner now I never will."
It's a false statement.
Iraq isn't a meaningless conflict. Saddam Hussein is no longer a threat to anyone and millions of people have been liberated from his tyrany and spared from his torture.
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