Republicans: Norway Proves We Can't Make Cuts to Defense Budget

Possibly the stupidest person alive today.

Jennifer Rubin (R-America)

Moreover, there is a specific jihadist connection here: “Just nine days ago, Norwegian authorities filed charges against Mullah Krekar, an infamous al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist who, with help from Osama bin Laden, founded Ansar al Islam – a branch of al Qaeda in northern Iraq – in late 2001.”

This is a sobering reminder for those who think it’s too expensive to wage a war against jihadists. I spoke to Gary Schmitt of the American Enterprise Institute, who has been critical of proposed cuts in defense and of President Obama’s Afghanistan withdrawal plan. “There has been a lot of talk over the past few months on how we’ve got al-Qaeda on the run and, compared with what it once was, it’s become a rump organization. But as the attack in Oslo reminds us, there are plenty of al-Qaeda allies still operating. No doubt cutting the head off a snake is important; the problem is, we’re dealing with global nest of snakes.”

The AP among other media report the person arrested for the gruesome attacks in Norway was not a Muslim and had no connections to al Qaeda. Instead the person is a white Christian male who identified himself on his Facebook page as a conservative.  Not in the Republican Fantasy World, though.  It was al Qaeda proving that Obama isn't serious about national security and that we can't make defense cuts.