"The substance of the argument is if a billion savages are totally pissed and vow to kill you or support those who do, how can it get any worse with mere words?"
I agree there. We couldn't stop at Mecca. Once you smack the bee hive, you need to take out all the bees you can immediately. Hesitation would kill you. If we are nuked, we must erradicate entire nations of Islam with lightning speed, not merely Mecca.
"The substance of the argument is if a billion savages are totally pissed and vow to kill you or support those who do, how can it get any worse with mere words?"
That sentance is so well-crafted, I need to state my reaction more clearly.
Tancredo is merely taking steps in the right direction. He didn't go far enough. But half a loaf is all I see right now, so I'll encourage it.