As long as Clinton spends more time with his lawyers than with his security advisors, he will not create the impression outside of the United States that he is fully capable of action and that he is able to make military decisions. This does not mean that he would not act in a tough manner if the authors of the bomb attack in East Africa can be clearly identified. Nobody should underestimate the determination and the solidarity of the Americans. This is why the most effective weapons against terrorism are promotion of the development of the Muslim states, pressure on their governments for greater social justice, and greater understanding in the West for the peculiarities of Islamic culture. Doing it makes them the common enemy of implacable ennemies.
Terrorist barbarity scoffs at superpowers.
For the good of international stability, America needs a partner, even a rival. It's the role of Europe. The United States can pursue the bombing perpetrators. But the unjust and imbalanced American policies will remain a fertile soil for creating terrorists everywhere. Then, it is us who will pay the price of Ben Laden's madness and Clinton's perversion.