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To: Road Walker who wrote (269960)	1/25/2006 9:47:26 AM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1572311

But today bin Laden does not have Afghanistan, he does not have the Taliban, and while he still has some following, I don't think so many Arabs and Muslims are naming their sons "Osama" anymore. Because anyone who has paid attention to recent events in Iraq, Indonesia, Sharm el Sheik, Afghanistan and Jordan knows that Al Qaeda has killed many more innocent Muslims than innocent Americans - and not just Shiite Muslims. And it has killed them at marketplaces, mosques, weddings and funerals. Qaeda murders have also exacted a huge toll on tourism in places like Egypt and Indonesia, killing jobs as well. The contraddiction in the two paragraphs is glaring. So "little Osamas" are being replaced by Ahmeds...same result. He doesn't need afghanistan...friedman fails to point to the virtual country that osama's ideology has created world wide....with our help. The other reason it is hard to feel that we are winning is that America, and particularly President Bush, are still radioactive - widely disliked. And here is osama's greatest gift...all stick and a total failure of diplomacy and execution. Al