[oceanview]

good point. where were all the "we're going to fly planes into buildings" warnings before 9/11.

[piasa]

While this rant of theirs is over the top, it is true that Al Qaeda's eventually going to have to come up with something more spectacular if media interest in their sporadic attacks wanes. And while it does appear to be waning, the American left and the press is still giving them and the dregs of the Baathist party considerable hope (at least to folks who get their understanding of america from the NY Times rather than personal experience) that they may succeed politically where they can never succeed militarily or even with acts of terrorism. When that hope fades they will have to strike, if they are able.