What's this? We DON'T need to bomb people to beat Al Qaeda?

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"The United States can defeat al-Qaida if it relies less on force and more on policing and intelligence to root out the terror group's leaders, a new study contends.

"Keep in mind that terrorist groups are not eradicated overnight," said the study by the federally funded Rand research center, an organization that counsels the Pentagon.

Its report said that the use of military force by the United States or other countries should be reserved for quelling large, well-armed and well-organized insurgencies, and that American officials should stop using the term "war on terror" and replace it with "counterterrorism."

"Terrorists should be perceived and described as criminals, not holy warriors, and our analysis suggests there is no battlefield solution to terrorism," said Seth Jones, the lead author of the study and a Rand political scientist."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_al_qaida

Freeper accusations that Rand is a blame-America-first liberal organization will begin in 3... 2... 1...

[ColbertWatcher]

1. I'm sure they'll use this as an impetus to co-opt the Obama exit strategy. n/t