I hope this hasn't been diaried yet (like yesterday or something)...
War created a haven, CIA advisers
reportBy Dana Priest
Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists, according to a report released yesterday by the National Intelligence Council, the CIA director's think tank.
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Okay, so why didn't you guys realize this before you smashed Iraq into a thousand little pieces?
More after the bump.
Maybe 'ol P.Goss doesn't have as firm a hand on the tiller as he should...
Iraq provides terrorists with "a training ground, a recruitment ground, the opportunity for enhancing technical skills," said David B. Low, the national intelligence officer for transnational threats. "There is even, under the best scenario, over time, the likelihood that some of the jihadists who are not killed there will, in a sense, go home, wherever home is, and will therefore disperse to various other countries."
Gee, ya think?!
Well, it certainly is nice after a year of study and the analysis 1000 US and foreign "experts", but really, who didn't realize that the Iraqtrosphe wouldn't strengthen the Jihadists hands?
There's lots of juicy tidbits, follow the link.