On terrorism by Fareed Zakaria.

The money quote: "Al Qaeda's declaration of jihad had, as its first demand, the withdrawal of American troops from Saudi Arabia. Osama bin Laden does not seem to have noticed, but the troops are gone -- yet the jihad continues. The reasons come and go, the violence endures."

This is why focusing distrust on American arrogance or imperialism or hyperpower is mistaken. We might disagree about how to wage the war against terrorism, but there shouldn't be an argument over whether it's a war.