Other fronts in the War on Terror

Maybe it's facile to juxtapose current terrorist attacks against War on Terror rhetoric. But then, the WoT itself is facile:

[Dubya, Thursday afternoon] In a world after September the 11th, he [Saddam] was a threat we had to confront. And America and the world* are safer for our actions.

*The term 'World' excludes Israel and Egypt. Other exclusions pending.