[Sam Cree]

"The leaders of al-Qaeda believed that the U.S. was already at war against them through our proxies, so they decided to lure us into their desert swamp to "bleed us dry" economically, and to eventually force us out altogether, all the while expanding their own constituency on our dime. It's working."

Regardless of whether or not this is correct, and it hasn't been demonstrated to my satisfaction, or whether the result is what Scott and Al Qaeda foresee, a non response to 9/11 was not in any way a possibility.

[Sam Cree]

Also, I note that Islamic suicide bombers in Europe are not from either Afghanistan or Iraq, the 2 countries over there that come closest to being able to be labeled as "occupied." Maybe because the inhabitants are actually grateful.