In "A Long Time Going," Peter Bergen states, "The jihadists will be mindful that their world has passed them by" [May 20]. Though bin Laden may be buried in seawater, the snake still lives submerged in its cave. One thing we must keep in mind at all times: while it took the U.S. 10 years to establish bin Laden's whereabouts and get him in the crosshairs, consider the years of planning that went into the execution of the first lethal strikes of Sept. 11,2001. Bin Laden's line of succession may not be immediately apparent, but if we underestimate the resiliency of radical Islam to regenerate over time, we will be condemned to repeat history.
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