The United States extended the closures of some embassies and consulates in the Middle East - which had been closed Sunday due to an al Qaeda threat - through August 10 due to caution but not the emergence of any new threat, the State Department said.
Now, I'm not suggesting that there isn't some sort of credible terrorist threat to US embassies in the Middle East, but exactly how does this work that, now that they know the date, the terrorists won't just delay their attack until the embassies reopen on August 11? Are we just counting on the terrorists being really impatient? Did they travel on restricted fares? Did they use frequent flyer miles, and are up against post-Ramadan blackout dates?
I mean, no doubt it's inconvenient, but if I had spent all that time and effort planning to blow up a US embassy, I'm guessing I could delay gratification an extra week or two, instead of abandoning my plans entirely. Or maybe that's just me?
