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Brzezinski: Last two US presidents tested early by al Qaeda attacks |
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from Debkafile
Entered into the database on Monday, November 10th, 2008 @ 19:56:28 MST |
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Brzezinsky added that changing the substance of US policies is not as easy
as it sounds and Obama may be incapable of bringing “dramatic change”
to Washington. Under a secret order, the Bush administration carried out strikes in 5 to 20
countries, including Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and other Persian
Gulf states, where al-Qaeda militants were believed to be operating or to have
sought sanctuary, a senior administration official told the New York Times.
No raids were made into Iran, only reconnaissance missions under different directives.
A dozen additional missions were scrapped as too dangerous, diplomatically
problematic or relied on insufficient evidence |