If it's war, act like it

[HT:MT]Subject: txt gwot nsec -
So now President Obama finds himself facing a new headache -- Yemen. Indeed, by (finally) acknowledging, "We are at war against al Qaeda," he's guaranteed that even Yemen won't be the last stop. But let's start with Yemen, since Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi is said to have advised both the Fort Hood shooter, Nidal Malik Hasan, and the underwear bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab... [snip]

But we can't send the Marines everywhere. First, for Brennan's "watching," we need increased budgets for intelligence gathering. As the above sketchy description indicates, quality reading by humans is essential if we want to understand the nuances of the alliances between terror groups and their supporters and how terrorism migrates from one region to another.

That means limited terror-combating budgets shouldn't be poured into things like shiny new inspection tools at airports or more bureaucracy. Instead, intelligence gathering in terror-infested hot spots must widen -- and be followed up as needed with strikes and longer campaigns by US troops.

If we're at war, we have to act like it. Forget the kid gloves.

READ MORE