Have you seen Cheney's comments to the effect that the U.S. has become involved in a battle that most likely will extend beyond most of our lifetimesI haven't seen his recent comments. But I am wondering, will the war outlast us, or totally destroy the world? We can’t be playing word games at this point. Declare war and then kill them all — by any means! We can give no quarter and allow no harbor.
If we can’t build our resolve and steel ourselves for the unthinkable, we are lost. If not, the logical "CONCLUSION" will be Armageddon.
Who killed Ferdinand? . . .
As for the failure of the congress to declare war, we must remember that despite Bush's bellicosity, this is not a war in the traditional sense. The U.S. was not attacked by a nation. Would a declaration of war be made if the perpetrators of terrorist acts were found holed up in Carlsbad Caverns? Was the capture of the Unibomber a result of a congressional act? Despite the spectacle and death toll of 9-11, it was not an act of war, nor can and should it be treated as such. It was an unspeakable crime, and those responsible must be brought to justice, but who would congress declare war on? An individual? That seems a little absurd for the great super power of history to declare war on one person. That would give him equal standing with a sovereign nation. Bush calls it a war, but it is not, no more than poverty and drugs are belligerents in a war. In this case, the perpetrators should be regarded as mass murderers who must be prevented to commit their crimes again, and by any means necessary, including the US military. I believe the president is definitely acting with the proper constitutiional authority in seeking out the murderers and those that harbor them. (Unless they are already dead).