PoliticsFederalCanberra ObservedOpinionWith Trump now engaged in another forever war, this time with Iran, and the rest of us being screwed at the petrol bowser, one can’t help thinking that bin Laden got exactly what he wanted.Phillip CooreyPolitical editor“Mate, it’s Old Testament time, it’s Old Testament time.”That was Kim Beazley leaning against the gyprock wall outside the Channel Nine studio in the Parliament House press gallery, early one morning, 25 years ago.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Politics