[Adam Y.]

I agree with you, and there’s no doubt in my mind, that there will be another major act of terrorism on American soil. I agree that a major problem for nations of all governments is an uneducated, starving, bigoted, and otherwise uncared for “third world” (even within our own country and other “advanced nations”). We happen to have a difference in opinion on how to raise the aggregate standard of living for the world as a whole.

The terrorists unfortunately aren't all third world. Bin Laden had a pretty plush lifestyle.

I’m not assuming that Osama is still in Afghanistan. I thought I made it pretty clear that I meant to say it would have been more likely for us to find Osama, probability-wise, if we had sent ~150,000 troops into Afghanistan (starting from the very beginning in 2001), instead of going into Iraq. That’s kind of related to this thread, probabilities. You’re right that many people believe Osama slipped into Pakistan, but we did have a chance at finding and capturing him in Afghanistan, at the very least, at Tora Bora, but he apparently slipped away.

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that. Throwing more people at a problem doesn't make it easier to solve unless they know what they are doing. That is what I was trying to say. I should have said basic soilder.