Very informative article. We can applaud President Bush for pursuing his policy of hammering at pockets of militant Islam while promoting ties with moderate Arab leaders.
Ironically, the same strengthening of resolve could be seen even in the United States itself; after monitoring the Holy Land Foundation, an Islamic "charitable" foundation, since 1993, the federal authorities only closed it down in December 2001 when it felt the confidence that came from its own successful military campaign. Strange, isn't it, that this change of heart came at the same time the regime changed from Clinton to Bush? This happened because Bush is a man of principle, not an empty moral and ethical suit like Clinton, and not from gaining confidence from a successful military campaign. The successful military campaign resulted from the same man's resolve.