The National Counterterrorism Center in Tysons Corner, Va. Counterterrorism strategy has evolved considerably in the decade since 9/11. Mark Wilson/Getty Images, 2005After 9/11, an Era of Tinker, Tailor, Jihadist, Spy -- New York Times
Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker are reporters for The New York Times and authors of the forthcoming “Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda,” from which this article is adapted.
WASHINGTON
AFTER the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Bush administration let loose a global campaign to take down leaders of terrorism wherever they were hiding. It wasn’t a surprising response to such terrifying assaults, but it had the unintended consequence of creating as many militants as were taken off the battlefield. There simply was no way for America to capture and kill its way to victory.
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My Comment: Disinformation, propaganda, intercepting money .... couple that with arrests and intimidation, drone strikes and special operations .... it all works.