Which is it?

Can we safely assume that al Zawahiri is not cornered by Pakistani and American forces if he's free to make tapes? Sometimes, you're just left feeling that Osama and al Zawahiri are just laughing at us every bungled step of the way. Bush and Company keep feeding directly into their hands.

I mean, what better way to get more Muslims to turn against America than invading a Muslim country like Iraq (secular under Saddam but fairly Muslim regardless)?