Update: Arrgghh, Steve posted this up yesterday. But it still makes sense for you to read it again!
OK, I’ll let them borrow it: FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States.
Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back and enjoy themselves while the United States collapses of its own accord.
Multiple intelligence agencies confirmed that the militant Islamist organization and its numerous affiliates intend to carry out a massive, coordinated plan to stand aside and watch America’s increasingly rapid decline, with terrorist operatives across the globe reportedly mobilizing to take it easy, relax, and savor the spectacle as it unfolds.
“We have intercepted electronic communication indicating that al-Qaeda members are actively plotting to stay out of the way while America as we know it gradually crumbles under the weight of its own self-inflicted debt and disrepair,” FBI Deputy Director Mark F. Giuliano told the assembled press corps. “If this plan succeeds, it will leave behind a nation with a completely dysfunctional economy, collapsing infrastructure, and a catastrophic health crisis afflicting millions across the nation. We want to emphasize that this danger is very real.”
“And unfortunately, based on information we have from intelligence assets on the ground, this plot is already well under way,” he added.
If you are unfamiliar with The Onion, it is an online satire site. Unfortunately, in great satire, there is always at least one nugget of truth in it. Look at it this way, this tactic is already underway in Afghanistan when Obama announced his date of retreat – the Taliban is just hanging back, waiting. Karzai knows it and is already “switching sides” as he sees where the next Strongman is coming from. Heck, so are all of our formerly great allies…and our other enemies.
(H/T: Instapundit)
