"I could take you on point by point..."
Humour me and give it a try.
You people never do take us on point-by-point; you scurry into your "Anti-Americanism" bunker and never attempt to explain, defend or object to the behaviour of your governments on your behalf. Nobody here is anti-American, but some of us would happily be accused of anti-militarism when it comes to American international helicopter-diplomacy.
Please make time and read the links - I would welcome your input.
And Keith; please start reading what others have said, and if you disagree with their comments, debate them and stop ignoring them.
"What cost would you consider justified to stop someone intent on more mass murder?"
Not the needless deaths of 20-30-100 - or however many civilians in order to carry out the assassination of a terrorist who had no strategic importance, has been replaced already and whose death will not effect terrorist activity by one single casulty.
Make up your mind - you squeal like a stuck pig when you are accused of advocating the criminal behaviour of deliberately targeting non-combatants; now you are apparently advocating just that again.
Please be consistent with your prevarications; it's difficult to keep up.
Jim Carroll