A long war indeed. One which will be fought in the trenches in the United States. People have not yet awakened to that possibility, but I see it coming. That's why we must fight these jihadis elsewhere while we can. The minute a nuke goes off in the states our economy will go to shambles. What's worse (and I don't think many people are aware of it) is the fact that Zawahiri invited Bush to convert to Islam. Bush's refusal can only bring about one result, his assassination. When that happens I see civil war erupting and then we'll be easy pickings for the jihadists. Fatalistic? Maybe, but the koran calls for the murder of those who are offered the call to convert to islam and refuse. Just a thought.
you are not alone sir. I remember in the days post 9/11, all the talking heads said how we failed to imagine what the terrorist butchers could pull off.
we have to stop thinking about this existential fight in traditional western terms of army mass and mobility and need to realize that the enemy has no scruples what so ever, will do what ever it takes, and has no achilles heel. its real simple. do or die.