Retaliation against those responsible, absolutely. But, retaliation should not include the incineration of non-combatant civilians who took no part in the acts.
But I am worried that it will not be. I hope I'm wrong. I fear for my country if our retaliation is anything less than completely thorough.
If our retaliation is conducted in the same wreckless manner of our past military actions it will spawn more terrorism.
...a massive re-assessment of our Interventionist foreign policy is in order. But I am extremely worried that that won't happen either. I hope I'm wrong. But I'd be shocked if it does. Foreign Interventionism is too useful a politician's tool.
Our Congressmen can retreat to an underground bunker capable of withstanding a nuclear strike. We have no such luxury. While politicians order bombing raids against non-combatant civilians and then run for cover we are left to contend with the consequences of their policies. When I first learned about the attack two days ago I felt a great swell of anger toward politicians. The lives of thousands of Americans have been snuffed out as a result of political pandering to special interest groups. This all could have been avoided.