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There's enough blame to go around. Beginning with the bombing of our military barracks in the mid-80s, America has shrugged off acts of terror, even against their own. We talked a good game about finding those responsible but rarely followed through and the subject was quickly forgotten. Republicans can be blamed. Democrats can be blamed. The media can be blamed. The CIA, Army, Navy, FBI all can share the blame. So can our allies. This happened because the free world *collectively* has dropped the ball.

And there will be those who will lobby us to drop it again, to say the cost of retribution is too great, the enemy too stealthy, the victims just unfortunate casualties of "chickens coming home to roost". Rest assured they will say the same thing with each subsequent terrorist attack.

George W. Bush has decided that last week's atrocities were the last straw. He is trying to prepare us for a long engagement to wipe out those who would use these tactics against us and it will cost us. But the fight is worth it.

He is trying to put in us the will to interrupt our daily lives and focus on a battle he knows won't be won overnight. He knows America can win this war. What he fears is that they won't bother to. Enormous and sustained public support will be needed, especially if a second attack occurs.

He must turn a wimpy America back into steely men. Thank God that at least he will try.

You miss the point here Tex. The left is mounting an attack on W. It goes like this. He is a dumb, warmonger who wants to start a crusade against Muslims just because he was too stupid to do anything about the attack before it happened.

They will try to shift public opinion support away from Bush so that he will not be able to attack terrorism freely. Thats the reality.

George W. Bush has decided that last week's atrocities were the last straw.

The citizens of the United States of America have decided that last week's atrocities were the last straw. George W. Bush is doing the job we require, if he doesn't follow thru his sucessor will, until the job is done.