[JamesP81]

Retaliating against ... who?

Let me make this clear. It's a concept that the whole country has trouble understanding, so let me say it clearly, and concisely.

ISLAM

Let me say that again, so we don't have any confusion.

ISLAM

Before we go any further, I will say this: there are many fine people out their who happen to be muslims. No argument there. But they have done little to nothing to, at the bare minimum, dissociate themselves from the elements that do things like 9/11. If they aren't doing so, then they are lending their tacit approval to terrorists (if you're not with us, you're against us?)

The sooner we, as a people, learn that this war was started by extremist muslims the sooner we will be able to effectively deal with them. So, once again, to answer your question as to who: EXTREMIST MUSLIMS.

Their HQ is in Mecca.

[r9etb]

If I take your post in its entirety, you're saying that ISLAM == EXTREMIST MUSLIMS.

All billion plus of them.

And you're going to start a real shooting war with all of them.

Very smart.