Yes, and when all is said and done, what this will boil down to is their claim that they were justified in attacking us in retaliation for our support of Israel in its conflict with the Palestinian Authority/People...All the blame will point to this conflict. In the end, that will be their excuse/justification.
you may find this interesting in its relation to your comments re israel:
http://jgrantswankjr.blogspot.com/2009/11/obama-dissed-more-israeli-houses-take.html