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Is it time to get rid of the War on Terror?

Hello again, I'm Armin Alany, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Al-Qaeda has evolved

and adapted. It has committed more terrorist actions since September 11th than it did before.

President Bush's War on Terror has not been successful. That's caught into a study by the

prestigious Rand Corporation, which says there's a better way. On to the point, intelligence and local police work.

That's a lot less sexy politically, but Rand says it has worked, where military action has failed.

On to the point, is it time to rethink U.S. strategy?

In the age of nuclear weapons, is there a third way?

On reporters' notebook later on, the U.S., Russia, and the International Space Station.

First, here's the news.

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D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hello again, Mormon. I'llay back with To the Point. The so-called War on Terror is not working,

especially against Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda. That's the conclusion of the Rand Corporation,

a think tank that's popular with the Pentagon. On To the Point, should the emphasis be shifted

away from military action to intelligence and local police work?

How should weapons of mass destruction affect strategy? On reporter's notebook with the U.S. and

Russia at loggerheads, will American astronauts have transportation to the International Space Station?

First, this news update, U.S. and Iraqi officials have agreed that timetables should be set for American troop withdrawal. On a surprise trip to Baghdad, Secretary of State Rice, said there is no final deal yet, but that negotiators have taken this very, very far. The Iraq-U.S. security deal outlying the withdrawal was apparently something that has been worked on for

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