Beast, take a look at the Koran that Al Qaeda subverts to their own and you will see Al Qaeda's stated beliefs. They are at war with Infidels and they believe they have to either convert them or kill them. their statemnts about our foreign policy has nothing to do with what they want to achieve. Their only goal is to spread their type of Islam around the world and by doing this they will gain the power they desire. There is absolutely nothing we can do in foreign relations which will make them stop. They think they can defeat the great Satan and by doing so they think they can recruit all of Islam to their style Islam. They believe that if they can bring about a great holy war that Islam would win and they would have their desired place in world power. For Al Qaeda and all other middle eastern terrorists organizations it is only about power. To think anything else is defeatest and will only aid them in their tasks.