House and Senate panels hold hearings on homegrown terrorism and American military . Authors say this shows awareness of the threat . The desire of Islamist militants to attack the U.S. military may decline as the U.S. completes its withdrawal from Iraq this month and transitions away from combat operations toward a training mission in Afghanistan over the next two years . American military is a target for Islamist extremist ##s at home and abroad , they say . Note : Congress should also study threat from non - Islamist terror groups of left , right .
House and Senate panels hold hearings on homegrown terrorism and American military . Authors say this shows awareness of the threat . American military is a target for Islamist extremist ##s at home and abroad , they say . Note : Congress should also study threat from non - Islamist terror groups of left , right .