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Yup to your entire post. Last thing GWB needs is an inaccurate assessment.

Only question: going forward, what will he suggest? That Americans carry arms? That they watch out for delivery trucks parked near shopping malls, particularly if the muzzle of a rifle is protruding?

It's a challenge to figure out exactly HOW to defense against some pretty good snipers.

One more thing: if it turns out to be AlQ., does GWB politely ask all Middle Easterners to leave the country? Citizens or not?

September 23,2002..Attack on Embassy in Jakarta
October 2,2002.....Sniper attacks begin
October 6,2002.....Attack on French Tanker off Yemen
October 8,2002.....Attack on Marines in Kuwait
October 12,2002....Attack on disco in Bali
October 16,2002....Sniper still on the loose

I would say the chatter is at an earsplitting level.

I don't think he can ask citizens to leave the country. But, once Iraq is toppled, I suppose he could do a serious dragnet on non-citizen "middle-easterners" (bad term, I know).

(This cannot occur before Iraq because we need cooperation from Gulf States and even Saudi Arabia prior to conquering Iraq. Once Iraq is conquered the need for bases in other middle-east countries lessens a great deal -- one reason those other countries aren't all too keen on seeing Iraq go over to our side).

It's a very tough nut and there are no really good solutions, now that so many are here, on our soil. Any solution will be long in implementing and fraught with political skullduggery and calculation. They have us at our weakest point: Political correctness and "open" society. These are our flaws. This is why our offensive in their territory is so important. Cutting them off at the head will be an easier solution than weeding through the hundreds of thousands of individuals that may have infiltrated.