*retaliation
We have a Congress that ties our hands and will require proof of a connection
BTW,
When you see a plot like this that has links to the UK, Pakistan, Italy and the US, it makes the SCOTUS' Hamdan decision that the War on Terror is NOT an International conflict all the more absurd.
That case was a true travesty.
It's a good thing the Brits and the Paks don't worry about the Geneva Conventions for terrorists.