As much as I whole heartedly disagree with almost all of the tactics used by the Bush admin after Afghanistan I also disagree that the war on terror is lost. We have not had an attack on US soil since 9-11 and many plots and attempted attacks have been foiled due the the excellent job the Border Patrol, Customs and Coast Guard have been doing to prevent the flow of explosives into the US. The gas pipeline attack was delayed because of the lack of heavy explosives, the Brooklyn bridge bomber was arrested because the FBI was on its toes, there are many more and many unreported incidents.

Blanket statements are irrational on a complex subject like terrorism.

OBL doesn't mean didly squat if he were to die or be found tomorrow the only thing that would be diffrent is the headlines.