Others less so: Were you planning on hitting U.S. targets or hurting Americans?

Commentators argue that the lack of a response by the Americans emboldened terrorist organizations to conduct further attacks against U.S. targets.

Iraq: Iraq too would have the capabilities and intentions to hit U.S. targets.

We will hit all U.S. nuclear targets.

"By striking a blow at a U.S. military target, you're attacking the Saudi regime," an American official said.

They're going to be seeking out U.S. targets in Turkey for retaliation.

On the left side of the chart, you see attacks by these 53 groups on U.S. targets.

He said he had no plans to attack the United States or U.S. targets.

That was the easy answer, the most likely U.S. target.

The key now was to find his mafiya pipeline, and figure out his most likely U.S. targets.