Two More Failures in the War on Terrorism 

Two More Failures in the War on Terrorism

As if we wanted or needed them, two more examples about the lack of seriousness or competence in the Bush Administration war on terrorism are highlighted in this Mathew Yglesias article, describing the US freezing of assets of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group and the failure of the US to secure sites with Iraqi nuclear material after our troops overran the country.

The US has considered Zarqawi a major terrorist threat since before the war. It was in part his presence in Iraq that the US used to try to tie Saddam to Al-Qaeda (which is easy to do, as long as you overlook the fact that Zarqawi's group and al-Qaeda do not have a collaborative relationship and that Zarqawi was in a part of Iraq not controlled by Saddam even before the war). In the last six onths or so he has become infamous for kidnapping and beheading foreigners. Despite that, we are just now freezing his assets?

Another justification, the major justification, for the war was that Iraq had WMD and nuclear weapons that they might use against us or pass on to terrorists. Despite this expressed concern, no attempt at all was made to secure former Iraqi nuclear installations until weeks after the fall of Saddam's government. Even since then security has been lax and as a result, entire blocks of buildings at these sites have been dismantled and their contents taken to who knows where.

How can we possibly take seriously a President who claims to be tough on terrorists and would allow things like this to happen?

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