No, but the whole world could avoid terrorist attacks by treating people everywhere in an equal and just fashion, thus ending poverty, powerlessness, envy and despair in numerous places.

I know, it's a completely unrealistic and unworkable idea, given our present disunity and the generally brutal level of human consciousness...just a step or two above that of apes who have learned how to use clubs.

Almost as unrealisitic and unworkable an idea as solving social problems through terrorism and counter-wars against terrorism!

Duh.

Here's an alternative solution: The USA could build a huge impenetrable, missile-proof, transparent bubble around itself (out of high grade teflon, perhaps), extending out as far as territorial waters, and projecting down to the sea bed, thus sealing off the entire country from the rest of the planet. This would be very expensive, but could be done by diverting all those funds that are presently being spent overseas propping up people who aren't even Americans anyway! The Americans would be nice and safe inside the bubble, free to pursue happiness and live in a consumerist utopia so glorious that every family would soon have a 3 car garage and a TV and computer in every room. This would be a brave new world worth investing in! No more foreign aid, no American boys getting killed on foreign soil, no immigration, and no United Nations building on American soil.

The rest of the world could then wallow in the misery it so richly deserves. Some consideration could be given to building similar bubbles for England, Canada, and a few other places that are almost American anyway...providing they were willing to pay for it. If not, too bad.

We have the technology to do it. We have the money to do it. Let's do it! God save America.

(extreme sarcasm, of course....)

- LH