[jstolzen]

Any major attack will have maximum political consequences, rendering the US unable to respond due to popular opinion and election concerns..

While I've read worldthreats.com and think their analysis is pretty thorough, this is total popycock.

The converse is true, IMHO. Any "major" attack on the US will have HUGE reprocussions in terms of retaliation.

If the terrorists are banking on us to wus out given "popular opinion and election concerns", they don't even begin to understand exactly who they are up against. Americans are a tough lot. We might argue and fight, but when attacked - you could not ask for a more powerful and determined enemy.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I am no longer so positive that the Americans will pull together in a real fight.

I keep remembering that Gore got half the voters to vote for him.

Then take out the liberals, communists, democrats, and you have half of us left to defend the rest.

Remember the "Make Peace - Not War" crowd is full of what I do not consider to be MEN.

[WestCoastGal]

They should have learned by now that George W. Bush means what he says and he does not wimp out like someone else we used to know. A lot of them are dead or in custoday already and a bunch more are about ready to find out what we can dish out.