Schrodinger's cat was named Osama.
Osama may still be alive.
He is certainly much less effective than he was 14 months ago.
Al Qaeda is still active, but it is much less effective than it was a year ago.
The Taliban still has adherants, but they are much less effective than they were a year ago.
Afghanistan is still a terrible place to live, but it is much less so than a year ago.
As Juan Williams of NPR said about Daschle's bizarre claim, 'it is counterfactual'.
Ed