May 10, 2007
Al Qaeda is a secret organization. It doesn’t publish statistics on how many members it has, and if it did we wouldn’t believe them anyway, because for al Qaeda propaganda trumps veracity every time.It seems to me that we are both more aware of terrorism. Iraq and the GWOT force many off the fence so to speak. The increased awareness and the forcing of people to choose a side probably does create a perception of increased support.And yet lack of specific knowledge doesn’t stop commentators from tossing out pronouncements, not only about al Qaeda’s size and its recent growth or lack thereof, but also about the reasons behind said expansion...
...in fact, a good case could be made that the Iraq War has caused a decline in al Qaeda sympathy, at least in Iraq itself, where most of the victims of al Qaeda seem to have been innocent Iraqis. But the truth is, no one knows, and yet that doesn’t stop many people from acting as though they do.
I'm just not sure how much of that is true growth or just a blooming of support of those who would support al-Qaeda anyway. The truth is no one really knows for sure, except maybe in al-Anbar where it is clear al-Qaeda is losing support.
After Ragnars post here, I felt it would be appropriate to post an opposing view. Plus I own Neo-Neocon a link.
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