But many will demand OBL death rather than defeating AQ http://townhall.com/columnists/AustinBay/2008/09/10/bin_ladens_slow_rot?page=2
>>> On Oct. 1, 2006, StrategyPage.com argued that "dead Iraqis were killing >>> al-Qaida. ... Westerners, unless they observe Arab media closely, and have >>> contacts inside the Arab world, will not have noted this sharp drop in >>> al-Qaida's fortunes." Al-Qaida's malignant message still dupes some young Muslim men. Nineteenth and early 20th century militant anarchist tracts still appeal to violent killers like the Unabomber. Rock music critics and late-night TV cable talk show hosts toy with anarchist tropes. Bin Laden still has "gangsta" appeal, but mere survival was not his goal. If bin Laden had been killed in Afghanistan in 2001, the United States would be combating a myth and a legend. Instead of caliphate, bin Laden has produced his own catastrophe. The bin Laden icon is seriously fractured, if not quite shattered. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
