Are we any closer to catching Bin Laden? (and the joy of the next war.)

As the news media chatters on over where the Iranian President is and isn't allowed to go in New York, I find myself wondering about Bin Laden.

Are we any closer to catching him today than yesterday?

It's funny how excited the media gets about the next enemy and the next war. I guess it's because it's a new product, a new toy, and we've gotten tired of hearing about the wars we have. (and they're not going so well.)

But the next war..... it will be brilliant. It will be surgical and exact. We will be glorious and powerful, and will emerge as victors. It will be the perfect war.

These conflicts are sold like Christmas. It's coming.... It's coming.... If only you can wait, you'll get everything you want.

Meanwhile, Bin Laden is free and rebuilding, still intent on "spectacular" attacks against Americans.

Everyone's talking about Ahmadinejad in New York. Nobody is talking about this.

Political turmoil and a spate of brazen attacks by Taliban fighters are forcing Pakistan's president to scale back his government's pursuit of Al Qaeda, according to U.S. intelligence officials who fear that the terrorist network will be able to accelerate its efforts to rebuild and plot new attacks.

The development threatens a pillar of U.S. counter-terrorism strategy, which has depended on Pakistan to play a lead role in keeping Al Qaeda under pressure to reduce its ability to coordinate strikes.

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