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Groenhagen: "Contrary to your claim that Iraq was just one small aspect that motivate bin Laden to send Clinton "messages with no words," it made up two-thirds of his case."
Nice try at lawyering the argument, but Bin Laden has consistently given more reasons than those three, and it's a stretch to call Iraq 2/3 of his argument, since the primary objection against troops in Saudi Arabia is their proximity to Mecca, not the reason why they're there. Your point is still weak, as Bin Laden spoke at length about any number of U.S. offenses, including those dating back to cold-war activities in Afghanistan, bombing Sudan pharmaceutical companies, etc. It's not as if the 1997 CNN interview was the only time Bin Laden's words were ever recorded.
It's also funny to see you downplay the importance that Bin Laden ascribed to the Palestinian situation. Iraq was 2/3 of his argument? Really? Try again, gold-star grubber.
