Originally Posted by
alanR
No, the intention is to destroy American influence in the world - 9/11 would have had similar results if 1 person or 1 million had died
As for destroying American influence in the world, the "intelligent" Dick Cheney and his 4 horsemen seem to be achieving that very well without the jihadists having to do very much
You cannot speak about Jihadists' generally, but OBL made numerous public statements on his web site and in his videos stating his objective as forcing the USA to pull it's forces out of Saudi Arabia, because he felt their presence was defiling the holy places. Bush finally caved into his demands in 2002, and since then, OBL has launched no furhter attacks against the USA.