[lugsoul]

I'll gladly carry on a discussion with you, but you can stick the smartass comments back in a drawer. That kind of juvenile crap is a waste of my time.

Specious to say we are at war on a tactic? 'War on terrorism'? 'War on terror'?

Do Islamic radicals exist who are capable of hurting us? Yes. Are we 'at war' with everyone who fits this description? Most decidedly not. In fact, we are 'allies' with many of them.

I repeat - the fact that someone hates us and is capable of hurting us does not mean we are 'at war' with them. And if you think that we will be 'at war' until there is no one who hates us who is capable of hurting us, then you think we have always been at war, and will always be.

[Lakeshark]

You started the smart ass comments.....just giving them back.

So the war with Islamic radicalism is real, with real enemies?

I think you said yes.

Then you changed the subject to something.......

The President has defined our enemy, and it is not Pakistan, it is the Islamic radicals aligned with al Queda, you know, the group that brought down the twin towers, killing about 3000 US citizens.....you know....that group!

And yes, we better do what is necessary to kill and defeat these people, until they can no longer hurt us, we will have to be at war until we win, or they win. This ain't 1984 kid, it's actually a real war, against real, evil people that do very real, evil things.