Go sit on a block of ice. I guess you forget all the times that the American military screwed up by reacting too quickly or by bowing to popular opinion.
You are probably correct, but, no matter what, SOMEthing in the way of attack, whether consequential or not, whether effective or not, had better be done before they hit us big again. If that happens, we have serious problems, not the least (and not the greatest) of which being GWB is political toast.