not necessarily.
what if the 'terrorist act' is to attempt to
attack the John Kerry's campaign?
Many people will automatically blame Bush
for trying to 'force' the election. Combined
with the history of Florida 2000 debacle, this
would do considerable damage to Bush's
credibility.
Al qaeda seldom applies force directly.
Its goal is to use a minimal amount of
force (e.g. a few boxcutters) as a lever to
unlock a much larger result (e.g. WTC towers
collapse).
I hope this never happens, but we need to open
our eyes to all possibilities.