Thanks...
It occurs to me that perhaps bin Laden and company WANT us to think there will be a big event. They WANT us to cower in fear, stop buying things, stop trusting our government. Meanwhile, while waiting for the 'critical mass' event that will cause us to hit back hard, we get our legs swept out from under us right under our noses (how many metaphors did I just use? I must have mixed some of them!)
By the time we realize there is no 'big event' coming, we will be realizing the true extent of the damage done to us. It's like Linus, sitting in the pumpkin patch, waiting for the Great Pumpkin. Meanwhile, he's missing Halloween. Gosh, that sounds like something Ross Perot would say.
Nope, that dog won't hunt.