What did we do to piss them off, Kendall? We exist....

There is no distiction between citizen and soldier, sex, color, age, nationality, or religion. American is the only qualification they have. Yes, they spout off how we have supported Israel, turned our back on the Palastinians. Are you asking if we have done horrible things. Most certainly we have Kendall. But, lets paint a hypothetical picture. Assume this country was isolated. We kept our military only for self defence and maintained a humanitarian outlook for the rest of the world. As we supplied food to the hungry, supplies to build, and aid in time of disaster... lets say across the board, we did not care about politics, faith, military... only the suffering of others that we could help. Would that keep us from making enemies? Provide food to those suffering in Iran and they will hate you in Iraq. So we do side, with what is in our best interest. Sometimes we do not see the long term consequences, but we try to balance it out. They hate us because we do not believe as they do, that the Jews should be irradicated. They wish control over the super powers to thier own ends, not for the betterment of people as a whole. The best line I heard was a documentary about Bin Ladin...

"After bringing one super power to its military knees (the soviets) Bin Ladin turned his eyes to the next superpower." *rough quote*

I do support a military stance, it does not mean supporting war. But, we were attacked... is that thought so elusive? We are not walking in with guns blazing, there is alot of thought on what needs to be done to prepare *IF* we need to use the forces we have gathered. I challange any of the people that think that we are so hasty to tell me what they know that the government does not know. I hate to think that someone has special information that they do not know... But the assumption that I am hearing is that WAR mean droping nukes and killing babies. I think the administration will avoid these things at all costs, short of sacrificing our country. Could there be a nuclear exchange, let us pray not, but there is a slim margin of probability, very slim. Chemical and biological, possible, much more likely than nukes...

Carol, I do respect your view. I wish more people saw the world as you do... or actually followed it. But in this world it is rare that the fist is second. The WTC should show you that. I am not trolling, but what is the point where you say, no more, it's time to fight. The next attack, the next threat? I am not flaming you, but I honestly would like to know. And I agree completely, who would we nuke? Good question, and when you have to ask that, then it is a good idea not to consider it an option.

Kendall to answer that question, I think you need to take a good look at what our military is willing to do to protect it's people from such attacks. A bio attack could result in us using ordinance against ourselves. To prevent the spread. Horrible but a grim reality. But to a country that did that to our men and women... there would be no mercy.