Stan maintains that if Bush had not been in office, Bin Laden would have been captured. As if a change of presidents could alter tactical and strategic factors that work to Bin Laden's benefit. Taken as a statement of convictions, Stan's hyperbole is hunky-dory. Taken as a tactical prediction . . . well . . . it's a fine statement of convictions. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html