Reading this one, the most obvious thing is that all of you have the power to reason and that of presenting well thought out arguments. Maybe I don't because I can agree and disagree with every post.

The reality is that the the US IS going to retaliate and although some will fell better, others worse, it will probably have no effect on world terrorism. For every one that sees "we mean business," an equal number will see it as another superpower power play. We need to look way down the road and begin now to do things that will stop this crap.

I tend to think that the way to that is to gain a worldwide coalition of governments who will agree to not support or harbor these groups and to make it dangerous to any government that will. Yeah, this will probably involve some new wars and I may hate war, but I also believe in the greatest good idea. Sestroying the haed of terrorists groups will not kill them, they are multi headed beasts. Destroying their bodies will help far more. If you have no secure base to operate and no way of getting support for your training or a safe place to hide....................

I dunno' either. If we're going to shed blood and send our kids into the great maw, let's at least consider the potential success of the outcome.

Spaw