If President Bush has his way... then this great object lesson for other states will cause them to dismantle their own terrorist organizations. If it does not, then Iran, Syria, Sudan, Palestinian Authority, and Saudi Arabia will know that America will not falter, will not tire, and will not fail in this war.
The terrorists will have no place to go, no place to run, no place to set up shop, have no one to provide political cover.
Our list is prioritized. And as the world sees that we are true to our mission, then more will join us. Terrorism must be eradicated from the face of the earth... and then the world must be vigilant to make sure it is not resurrected.
Since the militant side of Islam and Pan-Arabism will not die... our vigilance must be even more so. It would be a shame if we only fought 1/2 way and suddenly got satisfied. That means we will be refighting the war in another 5 or 6 wars. The stakes go up because the means of terrorist executing their terror goes up.
As for me... I never want to see another building collapse. Let's fight it now. Later may prove too late.
Eradicate terrorism from the face of the earth? Like the war on drugs and the war on poverty were successful? Can we get rid of all evil why we are it as well? I for one would rather fight an enemy with an achievable and realistic goals. I certainly don't want to take on and try to reform an eintre barbaric backward culture and I most certainly don't want to fight something as nebulous and never ending as a "war on terrorism." When we first have realistic domestic security measures in place and screen immigrants with fine tooth combs then I will take the war of "terrorism" seriously. If we were really serious about preventing another 9/11 we would not have the laughable security we have now at our aiports, custom centers, and borders.