[Travis McGee]

That only works as long as only rational actors possess WMDs.

If WMDs fall into the hands of insane murder cultists, who believe Allah will strike their enemies and protect the Muslim Ummah from harm, then all bets are off.

OBL doesn't think like the Soviet Politburo. He's a fantasist, not a realist.

[Tail Gunner John]

When was the last time you heard of any mullah or Islamist strongman martyring himself. You haven't. The mullahs are are for their followers being martyrs not themselves. Why didn't mullah Omar stay and fight? What about the Islamofascist leaders in Fallouja? We all saw Saddam's desire for self preservation. I'm saying the only way to stop the true believer with a WMD is to kill him. Unfortunately, we can't find and kill them all by ourselves. The mullas and strongmen who have no desire for martyrdom know who and where the fanatics are. If the mullahs believe that they will pay the price (martyrdom) for their follower's actions the mullahs will rein in their fanatic disciples for their own self preservation. OBL is a realist who doesn't want to die. Why else would he be hiding in a rat hole in BF Afghanistan?