Has Osama Shaken Obama?

Remember the Obama campaign's criticism of Bush for not hunting down Osama bin Laden? Well, now, getting OBL isn't necessary. As the Times of London reports:

As recently as October 7, in a presidential debate, Mr Obama said: "We will kill bin Laden. We will crush al Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority."

But yesterday, the President-elect adopted far less aggressive language, saying his "number one priority" was to protect America from further attack.

"I think that we have to so weaken [bin Laden's] infrastructure that, whether he is technically alive or not, he is so pinned down that he cannot function," he said. "And I'm confident that we can keep them on the run and ensure that they cannot train terrorists to attack our homeland."

Actually, I think Obama's correct, as was Bush. It would be foolish to commit major forces to run this guy down. And, of course, Obama's seeing whatever intel Bush has been looking at. So I respect the fact that Obama's made the adjustment. Nevertheless....