Monday, June 20, 2005

On The Mark -- Like Spoiled Little Kids

One often hears the question, asked by politicians, as well as people on the street: why hasn't Al Qaeda attacked again in the United States? It's a legitimate question that seems to have baffled even our terrorism experts.

Jeb Bush's move on Friday regarding Terri Schiavo (see earlier post here) made it all clear to me. Bin Laden may be despicable and a cold-blooded killer of innocent people. But he appears to be pretty smart, too. He understood long before any or all of us the Bush clan personality. See, Bid Laden knew that once Bush went into Iraq he wouldn't leave until he got his way. The Bush's always have to get their way, even when it's a lost cause. Like spoiled little kids.

So what better strategy than to frustrate the hell out of Bush in Iraq. "You know how many millions of insurgents I can keep funneling into Iraq?" Osama must be thinking. It's certainly worked against us before (I don't even have to mention that war analogy, do I?) Why attack in the U.S. again when all it will do is build support for Bush? To attack in the U.S. in a major way would create a major patriotic reaction, whereas to keep slugging it out in Iraq, compounded by all the mistakes our administration keeps making, only wears down the U.S. willpower and patience (and finances).

The only chance of Bin Laden attacking in the U.S. again is if all is lost for Al Qaeda in Iraq, which doesn't appear to be happening any time soon (McCain said yesterday at least two years, and that's optimistic).

I think it's safe to do away with the traffic light warning system.

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