Bin Ladin's stated strategy was to mire the US in a bunch of expensive, demoralizing conflicts in order to weaken America. The alternative would be to stand idly by, while the UN abdicated any responsibility for anything. Either way, the spread of repressive theocracy would be unchecked.

I am glad that the US, and NATO are fighting necessary battles 'over there' so that our enemies have fewer resources to allocate to operations 'here'.

You think the Virginia Tech massacre was horrible? It was. One homicidal maniac killed 32 innocent people who were simply going about their business.

Consider this: mass murder/suicide on a scale at least as big as the VT horror occur in Iraq and Afghanistan [u]every day![/u]

Actions taken to bring respect for human life to societies that encourage such atrocities are worth supporting. These murderers are not 'freedom fighters' in any sense of the word. They are not fighting for freedom. Their publicly declared intent is subject the entire world to their rule.