“We're being attacked, Britain is being attacked, our allies are being attacked because we've installed and backed and implemented a set of policies in the Middle East for the last years or more.” YearsLastsMiddlePolicyEastBritainAlliesMiddle EastLast Year Author:Michael Scheuer
“The whole importance of Iraq is that we have now created two things. One, Iraq is in the Arab heartland in terms of an attraction for people who want to fight the Americans and their allies. It's far greater than anything Afghanistan was aftertheSoviets invaded. It's easy to get to, there's no trouble with languages.” PeopleWantTwoWholeFightingLanguageEasyTermGreaterTroubleImportanceIraqAttractionTwo ThingsAlliesAfghanistanEasy To Get Author:Michael Scheuer
“I think you can take the recent war in Lebanon as a very good example of how this plays. The Americans and their allies clearly stood back - clearly in the eyes of Muslims - and basically said to the Israelis, "Do what you need to do, and we'll hold the ring for you and not call a cease-fire." That perception in the Muslim world very much played to the anti-American sentiment.” ThinkingWorldNeedsSaidWarPlayEyeFireExamplePerceptionVery GoodRingsCeaseSentimentsAlliesGood ExamplesLebanonMuslim WorldAnti-american Author:Michael Scheuer
“In an odd way, we have really destroyed two of our strongest allies against the Islamists. Saddam Hussein, and we've probably fatally undermined Bashir al Assad in Syria.” WayTwoDestroyedOddStrongestAlsAlliesSyriaSaddamHusseinAssadIslamists Author:Michael Scheuer
“Iraq, for the first time, gives al Qaeda and its allies contiguous safe-haven territory to train and launch attacks into the Levant. First into Jordan and Syria, and then into Lebanon, and virtually and ultimately into Israel and probably Egypt too. It also gives them haven to eventually work their way toward Turkey and into the Arabian Peninsula.” WayGivingFirstsHavensSafeFirst TimeTrainIraqIsraelAlsTerritoryAlliesSyriaEgyptTurkeysJordanAl QaedaLebanonSafe HavenArabianPeninsulas Author:Michael Scheuer
“We have not destroyed al Qaeda, so we still have that to worry about. We have its traditional allies, the Kashmiri groups, the groups that are operating now in Iraq, and now we have a third tier of threat amongst the Muslims that live in the West and who are inspired to do something against the West by the example of the other two tiers.” StillsTwoWorryGroupsExampleThirdsThreatWestInspiredIraqTraditionalDestroyedAlsAlliesAl Qaeda Author: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 at American democracy, where did it start? It started, if you need to pick a point, at Runnymede in 1215. We have now been at this process, we and our English-speaking allies, for 800 years.” IfsNeedsYearsLooksProcessLeaderKnowingDemocracyPicksForgivingIslamicAlliesNot KnowingAmerican DemocracyIntricacyEnglish Speaking Author:Michael Scheuer
“Israelis are wrong in not looking for a change in the relationship with the United States that would put it more in perspective - that we are the great power, they are the minor power. I don't think there are a great many American parents who will want to sacrifice their soldiers and children so Israel can maintain the West Bank. When that becomes clear, I think Israel's days are numbered as an ally that is never questioned or criticized.” ThinkingWantChildrenStatesParentUnitedUnited StatesClearSacrificePerspectiveWestSoldierIsraelGreat MenAlliesMinorsGreat Power Author:Michael Scheuer
