Honestly, this seems a bit far fetched to me. What would they hope to accomplish ? Attacking an army base ? No terror value what so ever. It’d end in all of their deaths and not a single civilian would be horrified. Other than the immediate reprecussion of public outcry for actual border security. Which would not be in their interest.
It just doesn’t make sense at all.
“It just doesn’t make sense at all.”
And blowing yourself up in the name of Allah does?!?
It makes perfect sense. They're at war with us.
actually i disagree...they dont expect to live , they expect tv coverage...
From a conventional analysis, you may be correct. However, the points they would score across the Arab world for bloodying our noses within our borders would be enormous. Everything they have done to date is done with cameras rolling with the idea of PR as a main goal.
It just doesn’t make sense at all.
I agree - as the opening line states: “might have”
It’d look good in the MSM and for recruiting.
It makes perfect sense - as did the threatened attack on Fort dix.
U.S. located bases have armed gards at the gates - other than that weapons, much less loaded ones, are not carried on base. Weapons are often kept under lock and key.
The terroristic impact of a successful attack on a military base would be huge on the general public. It's a symbolic target, like the WTC, with implictions far more important than the physical damage.
Depending on the configuration of the base, it might be possible for the terrorists to attack base housing or schools, targeting the wives and children of soldiers serving overseas. That would have a strong psychological impact on deployed service members.
Only the security forces are regularly armed on military bases in the US.