Al Qaeda Self Destruction
The Strategy Page says Al Qaeda's attacks that kill people it claims to want to liberate will have the same result as Egypt's Moslem Brotherhood had when it bombed Egyptians--rejection.
"Many of these Egyptian radicals came home in the 1990s, and began another, more violent, terror campaign. While their main target was foreigners, especially tourists, this created a popular backlash for several reasons. First, the violence kept tourists away and a large number of Egyptians lost their jobs. Second, the attacks also tended to kill Egyptians. This made the Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya members unpopular, particularly when some Egyptian children died. Finally, the Moslem Brotherhood had survived for so long because their main goal was clean government and a better life for all Egyptians. Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya was more concerned with violence against non-Moslems and strict enforcement of religious customs that were not all that popular in Egypt. The government campaign against the terrorists was aided by many Egyptians who were repelled by the violence of the Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya attacks. By the end of the 1990s, the terror attacks had ceased, and surviving Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya members were in exile, many in Afghanistan. Once the radicals lost popular support, it was impossible for them to stay hidden."
The Strategy Page says Al Qaeda's attacks that kill people it claims to want to liberate will have the same result as Egypt's Moslem Brotherhood had when it bombed Egyptians--rejection.
"Many of these Egyptian radicals came home in the 1990s, and began another, more violent, terror campaign. While their main target was foreigners, especially tourists, this created a popular backlash for several reasons. First, the violence kept tourists away and a large number of Egyptians lost their jobs. Second, the attacks also tended to kill Egyptians. This made the Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya members unpopular, particularly when some Egyptian children died. Finally, the Moslem Brotherhood had survived for so long because their main goal was clean government and a better life for all Egyptians. Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya was more concerned with violence against non-Moslems and strict enforcement of religious customs that were not all that popular in Egypt. The government campaign against the terrorists was aided by many Egyptians who were repelled by the violence of the Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya attacks. By the end of the 1990s, the terror attacks had ceased, and surviving Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya members were in exile, many in Afghanistan. Once the radicals lost popular support, it was impossible for them to stay hidden."
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