Can we stand any more success like this?
Over the last six months, 11 of al Qaeda’s top leaders living along the Afghan-Pakistani border have been killed by drone airstrikes. During that same time, security in southern and eastern Afghanistan deteriorated. So, observes proven provider John McCreary: That kill ratio proves that al Qaida leaders are not the key drivers in the Afghan ...
Over the last six months, 11 of al Qaeda's top leaders living along the Afghan-Pakistani border have been killed by drone airstrikes. During that same time, security in southern and eastern Afghanistan deteriorated.
Over the last six months, 11 of al Qaeda’s top leaders living along the Afghan-Pakistani border have been killed by drone airstrikes. During that same time, security in southern and eastern Afghanistan deteriorated.
So, observes proven provider John McCreary:
That kill ratio proves that al Qaida leaders are not the key drivers in the Afghan insurgency which surged far past 2007 levels of violence during the same period.”
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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