Valin Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 AEIdeas: Marc Thiessen April 23, 2014 The Obama administration has reportedly launched two drone strikes in Yemen and news stories indicate that the principal target was Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, the al Qaeda master bomb-maker behind the failed Christmas Day 2009 airliner attack as well as other failed attacks — including the foiled plot in 2012 to bring down a US bound airliner that had been apparently timed for the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death. It is still unclear if they got al-Asiri, but if they did it would be a tragedy not a triumph. No one is weeping for a dead terrorist, mind you. If dead, al-Asiri got the justice he deserved. But if a drone strike has indeed vaporized this ingenious terrorist intent on attacking the United States, it has also vaporized all the vital intelligence inside his brain. We need that intelligence to keep the country safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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