Ah, reciting the mantra I see.
Point #1: We sure missed the point on dealing with some other far more horrible tyrants - that again pose more of a threat than Iraq.
Point #2: Not so much. If Iraq was their shelter, then there must only be a dozen or so Al Qaeda left. Somehow, I have a feeling its that times a thousand.
Point #3: Not so much. We are fighting more insurgents than Al Qaeda. How many of those terrorists there did WE create by invading Iraq? Me thinks way more than there would have originally been.
Point #4: Of all things, scared I am not. Naturally, someone who insinuates something as asinine as that from a few posts regarding a questionable conflict appears themselves as ridden with fear. You're wrong about Osama Bin Laden, he's using us to destroy ourselves. He's not attacking civilian targets so we'll forget and he can attack again. He's attacking civilian targets so people will become scared and allow the government to lead them around by the collar, and at the same time allow us to destroy ourselves. So far, he's got people damned scared. "*******s", "Sand ******s", etc. Use of those terms is fear to the bone. If you can't seperate normal muslims from the extremists in regards of who to fight, you ARE scared and Al Qaeda has you by the testicles.
Point #5: Believe what you want. I personally see this as the tip of the iceberg and its only begun to gain momentum.
-SW