Glenn Reynolds has an interesting thought (one among many):

Thought for the day: What year is it? Well, really, of course, it's 2003, and historical analogies are of only so much use. But everyone keeps talking as if it's 1946.

But what if it's, in a sense, 1943? What if the Iraq war is just the opening phase? After all, Saudi Arabia is the true source of worldwide Islamist terror. And -- like Germany and Japan in 1943 -- it hasn't been invaded yet.

Just a thought, and probably an example of the limited usefulness of historical analogy. But if the Iraq war is seen as the beginning phase of a longer struggle, rather than the end of the war, then, well, a lot of things look different. And I think that's what it is

I suspect that we will suffer another attack sooner rather than later. I think the next one will dwarf 9/11. If we are attacked on such a scale, we will be forced to deal harshly will other nations, particularly Saudi Arabia. I hope they know this but I fear they do not.