The Introduction to Stratfor’s 2008 annual forecast had me choking on my Quaker Oats:

There are three major global processes under way that will continue to work themselves out in 2008. First, the U.S.-jihadist war is entering its final phase; the destruction of al Qaeda’s strategic capabilities now allows the United States to shift its posture …

“the destruction of al-Qaeda’s strategic capabilities”? What did we do? — sink their carrier battle group? Take out their missile batteries? Trash their nuclear-weapons production facilities? For goodness’ sake.