Al Queda: stronger or weaker?

Washington post reports;
a five-page threat assessment compiled by the National Counter terrorism Center, is titled "Al-Qaida Better Positioned to Strike the West," intelligence officials said. It concludes that the group has significantly rebuilt itself despite concerted U.S. attempts to smash the network.


Yet, the president downplays his own intelligence agencies report! Bush also dismisses the public's hatred of the war, absolutely pathetic

I wonder who is right, the counter terrorism experts or the president? Obviously not, the president!

Yesterday, Thomas Fingar, the top intelligence analyst in the Office of the National Intelligence Director, stated that “the most optimistic” assessment of the increase in troop numbers in Iraq is that it has not had a “significant” effect in reducing the violence..... William Kristol, dismisses all of this and declares things are going "better than anyone has ever expected"


Speaking of terrorism, this administration makes no sense what so ever, Bush tells us Al Queda is weak and we are safer, intelligence reports tell us the opposite.... and Chertof well "has a gut feeling" we are gonig to be attacked !!! Col. hunt of the Us Army calls Chertof's fear mongering as all "political"


Im confused are we safer or are we in danger???????? The administration appearantly does not even know anymore