The reason there have not been terrorists, from Iraq, striking out to foreign countries, is because most of the terrorism in Iraq is being planned and carried out by Sunni Arab Iraqis. Saddam Hussein's military and intelligence experts provide the technical expertise, and money Baath Party members stole from Iraq is used to pay for it. Saddam's people are known, and are fighting so viciously inside Iraq, because they would be too easy to identify outside of Iraq. Another point bin Laden seems to be ignoring is that Zarqawi is largely a figurehead, a guy who was previously known as more muscle than brains in Jordan. The technical and leadership talent for the Iraqi terrorists is largely Iraqi. The foreign terrorists come to Iraq, because that's a lot easier than trying to carry out terror attacks at home, in the U.S., Europe or anywhere else. The most dangerous Iraqi terrorists are those on an Iraqi wanted list, wanted for crimes against the Iraqi people. These people face trial and a death sentence, and are determined to get Sunni Arab tyranny restored in Iraq. These people are known, and would have a difficult time staying free outside Iraq. Some have received refuge in Syria and Iran, but enormous pressure has been put on these two nations to give up the terrorists they harbor. That pressure is starting to pay off. Seen in this light, bin Laden's message sounds like one of the missives issued from Hitler's Berlin "Fuhrer bunker" in the last weeks of World War II.
