EyeBrock EyeBrock:
This is business as usual. Al Qaeda is IRA-like in its single cell command, or lack of, structure. Bin Laden's assassination won't alter that. These Jihadi’s are more like a franchise of independent terrorist groups than a cohesive Islamic horde aka The Hun.
Their unity is based on a common hatred of the US, and the rest of decadent Rome and Israel.
Bin Laden will be replaced by another icon of the Jihad. Plenty more are waiting to fill his vacant job.
The Yanks should remember that.
I guess the next question is then how were the IRA dealt with? Perhaps the US should learn from that. Bart has (surprisingly) stated a belief that a sit down talk might help ala the Easter talks.