Well surfer dude, I guess youre too young to know that the US Navy didnt attack the Japaneese the day after Pearl Harbor. And we certainly didnt attack the Germans who we also declared war on December 8.
The battle of the Coral Sea and then Midway didnt occur for many weeks or more and they were defensive in nature. We were still fighting losing battles in the Philliphines, and most of the pacific islands for several months. The US didnt start Island hopping until much later, to a large extent because most war resources were being sent to Europe. I believe the first bombing of Japan took place in '43.
If you recall the Gulf War, assuming your not a teenager dude, then you will remember that it took more than six months to build up our forces in the area, prepare battle plans, then two more months of airwar before the ground troops went in.
Last thing we want to do is insert troops into Afghanistan until we know where Osama Bin Laden and his network are located so we can inflict the most damage. We cant go around nuking Kabul just to make you feel better. That would turn the rest of the world against us and make us as bad as the terrorists. Have patience.
Wasn't the Billy Mitchell air raid (30 Seconds over Tokyo) in 1942?