[pgkdan]

Hey. President Bush offerred help. I have a feeling we might have handled things differently. But I'm no expert. Are you?

Anyone with a brain could see from the beginning that this was going to have a bad end unless the Russians conceded to the terrorists demands.

What do you think we could have done differently?

[nuconvert]

Take a break.

[TASMANIANRED]

"Anyone with a brain could see from the beginning that this was going to have a bad end unless the Russians conceded to the terrorists demands.

If the Russians conceded to their demands then it would have been a lot worse, if not now then later.

If you reward the tactic they will repeat it because it is effective. When you deal with terrorists you only insure more deaths down the road.