Why are the presidential candidates afraid to say that the Al Qaeda threat is overrated?

Hi all,

I am not sure if this has been posted ... did a search but didn't find any other posts on this ... apologies if this is a re-post.

I found it to be a good read.

Here is an excerpt:

"Even in 2003, less than two years after 9/11, I told Kelly and Cohen that I thought Al Qaeda was simply not very good," Sheehan writes in his book. Bin Laden's acolytes "were a small and determined group of killers, but under the withering heat of the post-9/11 environment, they were simply not getting it done … I said what nobody else was saying: we underestimated Al Qaeda's capabilities before 9/11 and overestimated them after. This seemed to catch both Kelly and Cohen a bit by surprise, and I agreed not to discuss my feelings in public. The likelihood for misinterpretation was much too high."

www.newsweek.com...

Hope you enjoy!




[edit on 15/5/08 by Horza]