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...Taliban's refusal to hand over Bin Laden has made attacks on the Taliban's military power an unavoidable component of the campaign to neutralize the Saudi terrorist and his Al Qaida network. And it's safe to anticipate that such attacks may critically weaken the Taliban's grip on power, leaving the allies to contemplate the challenge of helping to fill the power vacuum of a post-Taliban Afghanistan. The challenge is nothing if not daunting...
...fire holds, Israel may loosen its grip on the Palestinian economy. Increased economic prospects and fewer restrictions on movement for Palestinians, along with Arafat’s efforts, could help push terror groups to the periphery. In the end, it is in Arafat’s best interests to weaken those organizations, such as Hamas, that could challenge his authority. In the coming months, the U.S. could play a crucial role in making sure that the violence that broke out a year ago does not continue. The Bush administration has in recent days pressured the Israeli government to reopen talks...
Bush praised the country’s efforts to unite and recover, saying last week’s hijackings and crashing of four passenger jets that killed over 6,000 in New York City, and hundreds more in Washington DC and Pennsylvania, did not weaken the country’s resolve...
...Arab streets, the U.S. is blamed for the wretched suffering of millions of Iraqis under a sanctions regime that has done little to weaken Saddam - and Washington's response, that Saddam is causing their suffering by refusing to buy the provide them the full quotas of food and medicine he's allowed under sanctions regime, has made little impression on the resultant popular anger. That puts tremendous pressure on the governments of even the most pro-Western Arab regimes to distance themselves from Washington. So, while the U.S. is committed to overthrowing Saddam, most of his Arab neighbors...
...Laden's campaign against the U.S. is based on the premise that terror strikes can force the U.S. to withdraw its military presence from the Middle East and Gulf, particularly his native Saudi Arabia. And that, as he sees it, would critically weaken the powers in the region he most detests - Israel and pro-Western Arab regimes such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Last week's terror strikes are part of a long-term campaign begun by Bin Laden as early as 1993, rather than simply a response to U.S. policy towards Iraq or Israel. Both issues have generated...