If this attack originated outside the country in which it was carried out, it WAS an act of war whether we chose to call it that or not.

Retaliation is not an answer, it merely heightens the justification already felt by the perpetrators.

We need to see MORE footage of the dancing in the "enemy" streets. People outside of that world need to understand what Americans represent to those in that world. That is what needs to be addressed, how America is perceived, not how we are. Let's not change what we do - eliminate the personal liberties that allowed this to happen, start a complete war, or do anything else with our hindbrain and other body parts rather than our intelligence. Dubya, I'm talking to you!