WASHINGTON — American counterterrorism officials all but welcomed the announcement on Thursday that Ayman al-Zawahriwould succeed Osama bin Laden as leader of Al Qaeda, arguing that his deep flaws are likely to weaken the core of the terrorist network.
The al Qaeda figures who could have been groomed for high leadership are dead. And Osama bin Laden never really believed that he'd be popped, anyway. But let us not mourn their organizational incompetence.
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