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Originally posted by artplumber
OBL's stated goals are to remove the infidels from the holy land ie Saudi Arabia. Secondary goals are to remove infidels from all muslim nations and isolate Israel. They have chosen methods to try and cause as much disruption to the "western" way of life as possible by striking at the symbols of our "corruption" (read capitalist lifestyle). This results in money spent protecting against them vs spending on more capitalist things like bigger houses (personal level) or more money to healthcare/military (government level).
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I have read this regarding OBL's goals, but if you think about it, even his own terrorist organization's actions are not doing anything to advance him towards this goal. Not only has he not removed the infidels from muslim nations - we're infesting them! The isolation of Israel may come to pass, but it seems like a very indirect path.
They have achieved the goal of disrupting our way of life and causing us to spend huge amounts of money on "homeland security" but in the end, what real satisfaction to they gain while they sit around in their cave and pat each other on the back while Apache helicopters circle above?
To me, unless we really understand what their goals are (and I don't, for sure) then we will waste alot of time and effort developing and implementing plans to stop them.
Mike