Ridge Says Terror War Will Last Decades

As former head of the Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge personally oversaw much of the nation's efforts against the war on terror. So why does Ridge believe the war is likely to last for decades?

The Associated Press is reporting that Ridge said the war is going to last a long time last week at the opening of a new RAND Corp. office in Pittsburgh. Much like the Cold War, Ridge predicted the war on terror could go on for decades.

"For every (Osama) bin Laden, there's a bin Laden wannabe. And for every al-Qaida, there's a like organization," Ridge told the audience. "I don't know if anyone in the 1950s thought the Cold War would last close to half a century, but it did. The challenge is global and it may take a generation or two or more to reduce."

Federal, state and local authorities now share more intelligence than they did before the attacks, but they will have to continue improvement if they are to prevent future terrorism, Ridge added.

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