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Bin Laden and "Security".

The timing of the latest Bin Laden tape couldn't be better - better, that is, to underscore a salient point that most Westerners have been slow to grasp: It doesn't mattter who is president, or what we do, we will never be "secure" from terrorism as long as we do not submit to the will of Allah and the subjugation of Wahhabism. If Bin Laden was truly being conciliatory, as this article states, he would be urging the American people to elect the leader they felt was best able to produce the results that are Bin Laden's stated goals, i.e. the "injustices" perpetrated by the US and Israel against the Lebanese and Palestinians. (Previous videos of Bin Laden claim that Al Qaeda terrorism is the result of our invasion of Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, our presence in Saudi Arabia and our presence in Iraq, among other perceived sins - the list is endless, and morphs to fit the moment. Never mind that Al Qaeda has a global presence perpetrating terrorism against innocent and unarmed men, women, and children.) Instead, we are subjected to the usual monologue entreating us to leave Muslims in peace and end our support for Israel in order to attain "security" from another Al Qaeda attack. Instead of a solution, we are presented with a conundrum: We as Americans are responsible for our security from terrorism, but not necessarily by participating in our electoral process ("Your security is not in the hands of Kerry, Bush or al-Qaida. Your security is in your own hands," bin Laden said.) How then, is the ordinary American supposed to elicit his or her security if not necessarily by choosing the commander-in-chief best suited to meet the goals of Muslim terrorists? Assuming, that is, that we should meet those goals, and I am not saying as much. The answer, of course, is simple, but not one that allows the peace, security and freedom of the American people: Immediately withdraw all troops from the Middle East, pull all support from Israel, thereby ensuring the destruction of her people and country by terrorists and the various Muslim regimes in the area, and by embracing Islam ourselves. Of course, in order to do this there would have to be a unified revolt in the US, large enough to unseat the present administration and overthrow our existing system of government and our military. I don't know about anyone else, but I think I'd rather just go to my local polling place on Tuesday to cast my vote for the candidate that I feel is best able to ensure that Bin Laden is captured, Al Qaeda is rendered significantly harmless, Israel is secure and the American people, as well as others around the world, are free to elect who they want and worship as they see fit as individuals. The latter solution is infinitely more palatable.