Have we beaten Terror? Maybe, but the dog's not tame yet.

In response to Kevin Drum's recent blog on Mother Jones, http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum:

I don't necessarily disagree, but stifling all of it in an all-inclusive way should still be the choice. The nature of intelligence lies in its total unpredictability. Until AQ is put to pasture, like the IRA now is, what's the point of lifting off? It just seems and unnecessary and potentially horrific risk. Just like the relaxation after the Cold War allowed AQ to take hold in the first place, and the lack of intelligence-sharing led to 9/11, not seeing Afghanistan and Pakistan through to the end is opening a back door we all want closed.