Despite U.S. Assertions, Terrorists Thriving in Iraq, Senior Military Official Says

July 12, 2007
Despite U.S. Assertions, Terrorists Thriving in Iraq, Senior Military Official Says

A military intelligence report that concludes al Qaeda has largely restored itself to pre- 9/11 strength will be the focus of a meeting at the White House today. The meeting was called to discuss a pending National Intelligence Estimate.

While the military has maintained that al Qaeda is on the run in Iraq, by any number of measures the terror group and its affiliates are as strong as ever, and June was the most violent month since the start of the war, a senior U.S. military official told ABC News.