There was a discussion today about why Al-Qaeda targeted England today.

The easy answer is because the British are integral part of the war effort in Iraq. After all, Tony Blair is President Bush's closest ally.

Another reason considered was that Al-Qaeda attempted to further sway public support against the Blair government (as they accomplished in Spain).

On his radio program today, Dennis Prager interviewed an Israeli terrorism and intelligence expert who said that the London subways and busses were poorly secured allowing for a easy target. Furthermore, Al-Qaeda has not mounted another attack on U.S. soil because it wants this war to be an international affair. He explained that Osama Bin Laden's enemy is not necessarily the U.S., but rather the Saudi Arabian leadership. His goal, again according to this expert, is the overthrow of the Saudi government and the placement of Bin Laden (as well as his followers) as the "true descendants of Muhammed."

I don't know if I buy that. Perhaps Osama has his eyes on Arabia, but I tend to believe that the reason Al-Qaeda has not struck here again is because America didn't fold in the face of terror. Bin Laden obviously felt that the Americans had no stomach for war, considering our responses since 1979.

Considering the effect that the 3/11 bombing in Madrid accomplished, Bin Laden's attack on 9/11 was a colossal failure. Just as in 1941, the U.S. woke up. While Americans hate the thought of war, we understand it's costs and needs.

Another great line from Prager was this, "Why do British consider this "terrorism"? But when a busload of Israelis are blown up, it's "freedom fighting?"

I don't care whether you are a leftist, rightist or "inbetweenist", the War in Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel are all part of the overall war on terror. The fact that there were no WMDs found in Iraq is not important. Bush went to war in Iraq in order to combat terrorism the best way possible - by spreading democracy.

The fact that the left side of the American government continues to fixate on Iraq as a separate entity just mirrors President Clinton's lunacy of treating the 1993 Twin Towers attack as a "police matter."

For a party that considers themselves to be the "intellectuals", they sure are clueless.