Er, war is the language of the "right" and appeasement the language of the "left." One is strong, one is weak.
As to damage, we're only in the first quarter of this game. Give it a little time.
Blam, good posts all, BTW...thx.
Let's hope the French overreact.
I'd love to see them do to Mecca what they did to the Rainbow Warrior:-)