I voted more likely for the following reasons:
In the last attack 15 of the 17 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. Their profiles show that they were from well of families who had access to US, and were disgruntled by the policies of Saudi Government & its perceived backers the United States. The main one being US forces in Saudi Arabia & the greater Middle East. Their second big dissatisfaction was the US-Israel relationship and last but not least the influence of US popular culture.
1) No significant change in US policies has been made towards Saudi Arabia. And certainly this administration has no intentions of doing so in the near future.
2) US forces in the greater Middle East have increased agitating more likely terrorists & their support throughout the Middle East & there is no sight of US leaving that region anytime soon, especially not on the watch of this administration.
3) US policy on Israel hasn’t changed an iota & is the same status-quo as many previous administrations with a little bit here & a little bit there. Bush administration has especially aligned itself with Sharon, notoriously infamous for his brutality in the Arab world & not very friendly terms with the EU. No discussion on US security will ever be effective without a through review of US-Israel relations.
4) All changes in the ‘home land security’ are done based on what have already been done. Terrorists don’t utilize the same tools over and over again, well the dumb ones do but the ones who had the mindset to organize and plan 9/11 are certainly not those. So, to say that we screen the people coming in and keep track of them while they are here and stuff like that is all well and good but as long as you aren’t ahead to figure out the terrorists’ next move the sense of security is phony.
5) Bush administration has distant itself with other countries that might be helpful, especially in the EU circle and have destroyed the credibility. So, while other countries might keep giving the lip service on support, it has definitely affected the war on terror in general. Thus, making it more likely to be a target sooner. Re-election of Bush will not help revamp those bridges.
Some might say that even if Kerry wins the election at least the 3 & 4 are not going to change significantly. I agree!
Sad to say if, God forbid, another attack does happen on US soil, the US public might be supportive of whoever is the president but I doubt we can expect the same sympathy & support from the world the second time around, especially if Bush is President.
OG Bhaijaan, I would love to discuss some day how much Clinton is to blame but this thread will digress. Anyway, from your response, I gather an attack on Bush's clock will make him partly responsible; I will keep that for future reference.