This thread has opened a few issues for me that I find interesting. Troll, thanks for running over the middle east/Israel issues for me. *sigh* It is a total no win situation, the whole world around, isn't it? Being so big means everything you do and don't do is so noticable - you help someone and it becomes 'interference', you dont help and you are 'ignoring the plight of innocents'.

I guess what I was thinking more of was the economic sanctions - eg against Iraq after the Gulf war. someone up in this thread (sorry, cant remember who) mentioned about how Bin Laden is a millionare. That partly is my point. Economic sanctions will not effect the people we want to punish. Like Bin Laden, and S. Hussein. It is the ordinary citizens that suffer and go hungry and die for want of medical supplies. And that only adds fuel to the fire of the polititians on the 'other side'.

i cannot see war doing anything except make the new upcoming generations of Afghanistan etc angry at the USA and allies. They may not remember the WTC attacks, but they will remember attacks on their own soil.

Thanks Nancy, I too find fundmentalism strange and frightening, of all denominations.

Sorry, this post is probably a little pointless.

I sit here with a swollen lip after having been head butted by The Toad. Could someone try and outlaw toddlers for me?

Allie