Could we be seeing a bit of a revival of the legacy of George W. Bush? That’s the underlying implication of this article by Yves Thréard of France’s Le Figaro newspaper.
For Le Figaro, Yves Threard writes in part:
Humility prohibits untimely and definitive comments on al-Qaeda, that army of criminals that is regularly described as being held at bay. Does it function under a centralized command or is it “franchised” among Allah’s damned, as some claim? Undoubtedly a little of both.
Determined to embody “anti-Bushism,” Barack Obama must reckon with reality – as do his more ardent admirers. His soothing words on Islam from Cairo had no chance of being heard by the terrorists. Let’s see if his change of strategy in Afghanistan, which was begun by his predecessor, bears fruit. At the same time, he has promised that security in the United States will be strengthened, whatever the fiercest defenders of civil liberties have to say. In brief, between Bush and Obama, when it comes to the Islamist threat, the differences may quickly begin to blur.
By Yves Thréard
Translated By Philippe Guittard
December 29, 2009
France – Le Figaro – Original Article (French)
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama. American presidents come and go yet the terrorists of al-Qaeda continue their deadly work. Since 1998 and the attacks against U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in which 224 were killed – none of them has managed to counter the “war against the infidels” launched by Osama bin Laden.
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