[wayoverontheright]

Over the past few months, al-Qaeda has already issued at least two major threats against the U.S. and Americans overseas: one by the voice of Osama bin Laden last October and the other just a few days ago by Ayman al Thawahiri. Both audio tapes threatened the homeland with terrorist strikes. The first call made it into a strategic must; the second made American civilians responsible for what will "ensue." These two declarations must be taken seriously, even if no attacks materialize...

While agreeing that we should err on the side of caution, no attacks have materialized, and we must ask ourselves does this reflect a lack of ability or a lack of will?

Are our adversaries aware that another attack would unite our country against them with heretofore unseen, unbridled fury and anger? That the consequences which could accrue to them might exceed even those they have already suffered?

They are either aware or not aware, if they are, they will punt at this time, IMHO.

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Interesting read bump.

[Ispy4u]

Damndest thing that security, when it works no one notices, when it fails, everyone wants to know where the hell it was.

[KevinB]

Perhaps the chatter itself is their act of terrorism. Perhaps they have been neutered and hope to inflict economic damage by simply creating the perception that an act is imminent.

[bruin66]

Are our adversaries aware that another attack would unite our country against them with heretofore unseen, unbridled fury and anger?

To the contrary, it will unite the Democrat contenders into a furious denunciation of our foreign policy - see, we aren't any safer, etc, etc...