The Proof of the Pudding

From The Telegraph, Barack "He whose middle name may not be uttered" Obama's policy re Osama bin Laden:

In his first televised interview since his historic election, Mr Obama made good on his rhetoric from the campaign trail that the hunt for bin Laden would remain top priority for the US.

He told CBS that "it is a top priority for us to stamp out Al-Qaeda once and for all" and that killing or capturing the group’s mastermind Osama bin Laden was "critical" to the US.

The goal is reassuring, but the sticking point will be methods. Will this be a military campaign aimed not only at Al Qaeda but also its sponsors and ideological brethren? Or will it be Clintonesque farce of tough words backed by nothing stronger than subpoenas and token air strikes?

We shall see.