history and bin laden, page-44

finch

You must accept that "commeth the moment, commeth the man" scenario.

Would Winston Churchill have come again without WW2 etc.

Hitler arose because of the devestated economy and moral of the German nation after WW1.

Without the reperations imposed against the advice of even the US, Germany may have been not problem.

Circumstances create opportunities and Bin Laden is a perfect example.

Any time we see a sense of disenfranchisement in society there will be some form of revolt, whether peaceful or otherwise.

It may be real or just perceived, but that is not the point.