The second part of that war was that Muslims came from all over the country to Pakistan, and they met each other. For the first time those men had an awareness of the Islamic world as a whole, not of just Egypt or Algeria or Indonesia, but of what Muslims call the Uma, the Islamic community. And that's an extraordinarily important thing. And that emanated in Pakistan.
In terms of Iraq, al Qaeda valued Iraq because we destroyed a government it wanted destroyed and because we put soldiers on the ground and forces tha… - Michael Scheuer
In terms of Iraq, al Qaeda valued Iraq because we destroyed a government it wanted destroyed and because we put soldiers on the ground and forces tha…
- Michael Scheuer
It's not a choice between war and peace. It's a choice between war and endless war. It's not appeasement. I think it's better even to call it America… - Michael Scheuer
It's not a choice between war and peace. It's a choice between war and endless war. It's not appeasement. I think it's better even to call it America…
You can forgive your leaders for not knowing the intricacies of Islamic history. You cannot forgive them for not knowing their own. And when you look… - Michael Scheuer
You can forgive your leaders for not knowing the intricacies of Islamic history. You cannot forgive them for not knowing their own. And when you look…
Major danger lie for America? That we could very well be defeated oversees and at home. And the source of it is clearly that we have yet to find a po… - Michael Scheuer
Major danger lie for America? That we could very well be defeated oversees and at home. And the source of it is clearly that we have yet to find a po…
You become an anti-Semite. And as powerful as the Israeli lobby is, the Saudi lobby is just as powerful. In fact, the Saudis probably have more money… - Michael Scheuer
You become an anti-Semite. And as powerful as the Israeli lobby is, the Saudi lobby is just as powerful. In fact, the Saudis probably have more money…
The Islamists started this war. They explained to us as clearly as General Giap and Ho Chi Minh explained to us why they were fighting us, and we hav… - Michael Scheuer
The Islamists started this war. They explained to us as clearly as General Giap and Ho Chi Minh explained to us why they were fighting us, and we hav…
Our leaders continue to say that we're making strong headway against this problem. And I think we are not. - Michael Scheuer
Our leaders continue to say that we're making strong headway against this problem. And I think we are not.
One of the problems of not allowing the American people to read what bin Laden has said is that in October 2001 just after the war began in Afghanist… - Michael Scheuer
One of the problems of not allowing the American people to read what bin Laden has said is that in October 2001 just after the war began in Afghanist…
He [Osama bin Laden] is clearly an odd combination of a 12th-century theologian and a 21st-century CEO. He runs an absolutely unique organization in … - Michael Scheuer
He [Osama bin Laden] is clearly an odd combination of a 12th-century theologian and a 21st-century CEO. He runs an absolutely unique organization in …
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