[roadcat]

... In the absense of that sort of ruthlessness, the dictators, thugs, religous zealots, and band of second-grade dropout warriors that exist in the middle east will never get the message.

Excellent opinion on your part, great! I agree, we have to beat the arabs down into total and absolute submission. And like you say, we won't start along that path until we have a huge tragedy in our midst.

[LZ_Bayonet]

"we have to beat the arabs down into total and absolute submission"

Yes, look how well that worked with the Germans in WWI. Then Hitler came along and made them feel good about themselves and everyone lived happily ever after. /sarc>