CarolC,

1. I'm not going to argue/nit pick semantics here "different/more" or whatever - I didn't use either of those words in my reply - so maybe both of us should read each other's threads more carefully.

2. I live in the UK - who are shoulder to shoulder with the USA whether we like it or not (so, responsibility weighs pretty heavily on our shoulders too - because what ever happens involves us (and most of the democratic World too). It is naive to imagine that the USA is alone in taking moral responsibility for a response to Bin Laden/Terrorism, etc. Remember approx 250-350 British people died in this attack too. 3. We have had tremendous analysis in the media of this entire situation (more so I gather than the USA - but without directly comparing newspaper for newspaper and column inches I couldn't state that with absolute authority). Because here in the UK we have been aware of it for far longer, hence why the SAS were into Afghanistan within 2 days of the attack. 4. I can tell you with a degree of certainty that President Bush will not be pushing any nuclear buttons - because a. Bush's personality, inclinations, political agenda, etc, etc has been exhaustively analysed here since the day he first declared for President. b. As a citizen of the rest of the World I make it my business to be informed about what the President of the World's most powerful nation (allegedly) is doing, what he's like and what he's up to. c. Personally, as a former M15 chief's niece, who's worked for the UN, World Bank, with friends flying JP233 cluster bombs into Saudi, relief flights into Kurdistan, having lived in an African war zone with women in the local maternity hospital ward being bayoneted by rebel troops, the market place being shot up by neighbouring country's MIG fighters, friends in civilian airplanes shot down with SAM missiles, etc, etc I feel it is beholden upon me to be informed and objective and have a vague idea about what it is all about before I open my mouth.

Cheers, Hille