It is more disturbing that conservatives feel that the "war on terror" being fought in Iraq is a necessary drain on our nation, but refuse to believe that the ones who have already attacked us twice are any threat,
I've never felt personally threatened by Al Qaeda's brand of terrorism. There are 300 million Americans, and thier most successfull attack killed less than 3,000. That's a 0.001% chance of being killed by Al Qaeda - when they succeed beyond thier wildest dreams. I'll take those odds.
Driving to work in the morning is much scarier than Al Qaeda.