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Arnaud de Borchgrave, a CSIS senior advisor, published a commentary in the Washington Times, "ISI's new triumvirate."
March 4, 2008

Author:

Arnaud de Borchgrave

Associated Programs:

Transnational Threats Project

Related Research Focus:

Asia
Middle East & North Africa

Experts :

Arnaud de Borchgrave

Excerpt:

Afghanistan, the main battleground in the war on terror, has been shortchanged by the Iraq war and its manpower and equipment priorities.

Al Qaeda got trounced by U.S. forces in Iraq — but Iraq was never the problem. Under Saddam Hussein, al Qaeda was not welcome in Iraq. After the U.S. invasion, Iraq became a force multiplier for would-be unholy warriors from Middle Eastern countries — primarily Saudi Arabia — and Europe's Muslim ghettos.

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