A cow approaches a U.S. army soldier from Blackfoot Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, as he lays concealed in thick grass during an ambush setup on the outskirts of Muqdadiyah, in the volatile Diyala province, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. The soldiers from Blackoot Company had set up an ambush targeting a group of suspected terrorists, but had to abandon their plans because their position was compromised by a group of cow herders. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
IMHO, they will always be able to attack. I think they will be able to attack Europe, Asia, and the Americas even after we leave Iraq and Afghanistan. We just have to get it down to a level that enables the new Iraqi Government to be able to handle the situation.