Please reread the 2nd paragraph of my post. The premise of my argument is not U.S. Foreign Policy, but rather Israel. Moreover, I stipulate that by saying that PRIOR to the formulation of Al-Qaeda, almost every attack pertains to Israel in some way. The embassy bombings and USS Cole are the actions of Al-Qaeda and hence exempt from my post. I realize that Munich had nothing to do with America, but once again, the premise of the argument is Israel, not America. With respect to Lebanon, Hezbollah carried out their suicide bombings to remove the IDF and to retaliate against the massacres in Sabra and Shatilla. In regards to Saddam, he did it to rally other Arabs to join him in war. Why would he think that they would join him? Because they hate Israel. The "head choppers" are Al-Qaeda and the Muslims in India are fighting a war.