What if a faction whithin AQ took hold and vetoed the idea of ANY KIND of attack on the grounds that "
"in AMerica's history when they are attacked on their home soil they ALWAYS react with overpowering force that destroys their attackers. This Always happens. Only when they lack such justification do they vacillate and falter and show weakness. If we attack their homes, even the poorest and most abused AMericans will join with the fat cats to bring us down, if we do not attack them, they will let us act as we choose in the rest of the Arab World."
"in AMerica's history when they are attacked on their home soil they ALWAYS react with overpowering force that destroys their attackers. This Always happens. Only when they lack such justification do they vacillate and falter and show weakness. If we attack their homes, even the poorest and most abused AMericans will join with the fat cats to bring us down, if we do not attack them, they will let us act as we choose in the rest of the Arab World."