When we were there, we were losing Marines lives everyday. We are not there now, and it is very, very quite. Pretty much proves my point...wouldn't you say?
We stopped losing lives in Somalia the day after we pulled out of Somalia, but Bin Laden said it taught him about our strength and resolve. He subsequently attacked 3 US embassies, the USS Cole, the WTC, the Pentagon, US troops in Iraq and is still preparing attacks. Thats whats pretty much proved.