I think Bin Laden, et al MAY have miscalculated with this recent move...
The enormity of this attack is so mindboggling....that the entire civilized world is very supportive of getting this guy, and his machinery. I expected nothing less, but I sense a resolve I've never seen before.
If Bin Laden et al had chosen a serious of smaller, less significant attacks over time against the U.S., I don't know if we would see this kind of response worldwide.
The pall here is still palpable, and again, I live in fantasyland where people worry more about their latte's than world peace. Literally, I can see people smiling less, less activity....the attack is all anyone is thinking about. Those images were simply too horrible. There will not be easily forgotten. Now we know how people in Oklahoma City feel. The entire country feels that way now, IMO.
While I fully understand the difficulties in taking apart the enemy here, I don't think the enemy could have done anything more to motivate everyone here (and around the world) to get them and, for the most part, destroy them. That extra "motivation" may be the difference, IMO, in getting this guy (and team), and having it slip between our fingers.
Sure, this is only one group, and there will always be others. But a major dent in worldwide terrorism can be accomplished by winning this battle. |
