[Poohbah]

Hey, these folks willing to die will die just as easily as anyone else. Maybe more so.

[jammer]

The former Soviets might not think so. I don't want a fatalist attitude, but Americans need to define our goal(s) and know the cost of accomplishing them before we commit to something that bloody. We have to do it, IMO, but the backlash from the soccer moms will kill everything if we surprise them.