Many Islamic extremists would be as happy as Romney if calling Obama weak produces a GOP presidency, because that increases the chance they get the war they so ardently desire. When we get right down to it, the primary difference between the American and Mid-Eastern religious right is the deity invoked to justify their militant xenophobia and disgust with minorities (then there is North Africa, where any deity will do.) It feeds itself, with Al Qaeda venting its rage at US foreign policy by murdering thousands of WTC wage slaves who have no control over it, prompting those who do to invade two countries and inflict massive collateral damage in an attempt to get the terrorist minority. Extremists on both sides get their bloody confrontation and the moderate majority pays the price.

So the in-region response to all this coverage is extremists launching follow up attacks against ya'lls Sudanese embassy and our Yemeni one. It is very worrisome, because it can only continue so far before charges Obama is weak gain traction, which could prompt him to head that off with an armed response (which he might do anyway if multiple attacks convince him all Western embassies in the region are threatened, as appears increasingly likely.)