""Jim accuses me of hiding behind experts, which I do not regard as a criticism.""

Not hiding behind experts Keith. Hiding behind those you perceive to be experts, based solely upon the fact of their agreeing with your well documented, hard wired prejudices.

""Don T accuses me of setting myself up as an expert.
Not true. I just like to back up my posts with evidence.
I think it better than relying on prejudice and ignorance.""

What evidence? Your interpretation of international law. I had no idea you were that well qualified.........and you're NOT, are you? In fact ignorance and prejudice is exactly what drives you to blindly accept, and then re-interpret, the words of your so-called experts. It's all there in your record of posts on a number of very contentious subjects (the only kind you take any interest in).

""Don, Al Q launched a number of bomb attacks against US targets abroad and in New York that resulted in heavy loss of US lives.
These attacks culminated in the devastating attacks of 2001.""

Care to make a balanced statement about that, or do you really believe that they got their knickers in a twist spontaneously and for no reason? Your prejudice has control of your keyboard again, but what else is new?

""As I understand it, USA is entitled to strike back at Al Q, even on the soil of another country if they appear not to be taking effective action.""

AS YOU UNDERSTAND IT? No further comment required.

""Clinton made strikes against them in other countries using cruise missiles even before 2001.""

Tommy did it first Miss!

Don T.